diff --git a/usr.bin/midiplay/midiplay.1 b/usr.bin/midiplay/midiplay.1
index 869cd2c4de48..fa2387a353da 100644
--- a/usr.bin/midiplay/midiplay.1
+++ b/usr.bin/midiplay/midiplay.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: midiplay.1,v 1.18 2008/04/30 13:11:01 martin Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: midiplay.1,v 1.19 2010/01/16 08:50:29 mbalmer Exp $
 .\" Copyright (c) 1998 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
 .\"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd June 30, 2006
+.Dd January 16, 2010
 .Dt MIDIPLAY 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ and so on.
 be verbose.
 If the flag is repeated the verbosity increases.
 .It Fl x
-play a small sample sound instead of the a file.
+play a small sample sound instead of a file.
 .El
 .Pp
 A file containing no tempo indication will be played as if it specified