diff --git a/libmisc/xgetXXbyYY.c b/libmisc/xgetXXbyYY.c
index 6a3f9693..a9d9290c 100644
--- a/libmisc/xgetXXbyYY.c
+++ b/libmisc/xgetXXbyYY.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *  Two important function classes that fall into this category are
  *  getpwnam(3) and syslog(3).
  *
- * This file provide wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
+ * This file provides wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
  */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
diff --git a/libmisc/xgetgrnam.c b/libmisc/xgetgrnam.c
index 877ec03a..c4dcbc88 100644
--- a/libmisc/xgetgrnam.c
+++ b/libmisc/xgetgrnam.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *  Two important function classes that fall into this category are
  *  getpwnam(3) and syslog(3).
  *
- * This file provide wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
+ * This file provides wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
diff --git a/libmisc/xgetpwnam.c b/libmisc/xgetpwnam.c
index f0083cbb..4387e798 100644
--- a/libmisc/xgetpwnam.c
+++ b/libmisc/xgetpwnam.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *  Two important function classes that fall into this category are
  *  getpwnam(3) and syslog(3).
  *
- * This file provide wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
+ * This file provides wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
diff --git a/libmisc/xgetspnam.c b/libmisc/xgetspnam.c
index 148185f4..cf848635 100644
--- a/libmisc/xgetspnam.c
+++ b/libmisc/xgetspnam.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  *  Two important function classes that fall into this category are
  *  getpwnam(3) and syslog(3).
  *
- * This file provide wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
+ * This file provides wrapper to the getpwnam or getpwnam_r functions.
  */
 
 #include <config.h>