diff --git a/usr.sbin/mountd/exports.5 b/usr.sbin/mountd/exports.5
index 7747cabdcdc6..7cf936244e9d 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/mountd/exports.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/mountd/exports.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: exports.5,v 1.29 2006/10/08 16:35:19 apb Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: exports.5,v 1.30 2006/10/09 21:36:18 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ and optionally
 .Sm off
 .Fl mask No = Ar netmask .
 .Sm on
-The netmask mey be specified either by attaching a
+The netmask may be specified either by attaching a
 .Ar prefixlength
 to the
 .Fl network