diff --git a/src/xz/xz.1 b/src/xz/xz.1
index 875b4ff3..1b49bfdb 100644
--- a/src/xz/xz.1
+++ b/src/xz/xz.1
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ may have more columns, but never more than a single line.
 .
 .SS Version
 .B "xz \-\-robot \-\-version"
-will print the version number of
+prints the version number of
 .B xz
 and liblzma in the following format:
 .PP