diff --git a/doc/man/pam.conf.5 b/doc/man/pam.conf.5
index 0c8caba..8afc249 100644
--- a/doc/man/pam.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/pam.conf.5
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ will be failure regardless of the success of later modules.
 .It Cm requisite
 If this module succeeds, the result of the chain will be success
 unless a later module fails.
-If it module fails, the chain is broken and the result is failure.
+If the module fails, the chain is broken and the result is failure.
 .It Cm sufficient
 If this module succeeds, the chain is broken and the result is
 success.