diff --git a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8 b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
index 93433080906..59f5f19cbdb 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/mtree/mtree.8
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ option.
 .It Fl q
 Quiet mode.  Do not complain when a
 .Dq missing
-directory cannot be created because it is already exists.
+directory cannot be created because it already exists.
 This occurs when the directory is a symbolic link.
 .It Fl r
 Remove any files in the file hierarchy that are not described in the