diff --git a/tests/sys/file/closefrom_test.c b/tests/sys/file/closefrom_test.c
index 7c6787bfd5f..e30c5eb3d59 100644
--- a/tests/sys/file/closefrom_test.c
+++ b/tests/sys/file/closefrom_test.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ main(void)
 
 	printf("1..21\n");
 
-	/* We better start up with fd's 0, 1, and 2 open. */
+	/* We'd better start up with fd's 0, 1, and 2 open. */
 	start = devnull();
 	if (start == -1)
 		fail("open", "bad descriptor %d", start);