diff --git a/usr.sbin/user/useradd.8 b/usr.sbin/user/useradd.8
index 048f40dd27da..593b13bb50a4 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/user/useradd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/user/useradd.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: useradd.8,v 1.20 2002/06/10 08:33:05 grant Exp $ */
+.\" $NetBSD: useradd.8,v 1.21 2002/10/02 15:45:32 wiz Exp $ */
 .\"
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1999 Alistair G. Crooks.  All rights reserved.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ can be provided in the
 file, which, if running as root, is created using the built-in defaults if
 it does not exist.
 .Pp
-The first form of the command shown above (utilising the
+The first form of the command shown above (utilizing the
 .Fl D
 option)
 sets and displays the defaults for the