diff --git a/dmenu.1 b/dmenu.1
index 38e485d..694debd 100644
--- a/dmenu.1
+++ b/dmenu.1
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ defines the selected background color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are suppor
 defines the selected foreground color (#RGB, #RRGGBB, and color names are supported).
 .TP
 .B \-p <prompt>
-defines a prompt being displayed before input area.
+defines a prompt to be displayed before the input area.
 .TP
 .B \-t <seconds>
 defines the seconds to wait for standard input, before exiting (default is 3).