diff --git a/man/openrc-run.8 b/man/openrc-run.8
index 03f8b680..1102daaa 100644
--- a/man/openrc-run.8
+++ b/man/openrc-run.8
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ section below.
 .Sh _pre AND _post FUNCTIONS
 Any command defined in extra_commands, extra_started_commands or
 extra_stopped_commands can have _pre and _post functions in the service
-script. If the command function is called foo, the_pre and _post
+script. If the command function is called foo, the _pre and _post
 functions for it should be called foo_pre and foo_post.
 .Pp
 These functions should be used to perform preparation before the