diff --git a/man/dnsmasq.8 b/man/dnsmasq.8
index a62860e..2ee9d4c 100644
--- a/man/dnsmasq.8
+++ b/man/dnsmasq.8
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ can be over-ridden with this switch.
 .TP
 .B \-g, --group=<groupname> 
 Specify the group which dnsmasq will run
-as. The defaults to "dip", if available, to facilitate access to
+as. The default is "dip", if available, to facilitate access to
 /etc/ppp/resolv.conf which is not normally world readable.
 .TP
 .B \-v, --version