diff --git a/doc/rpm.8 b/doc/rpm.8
index a6b5208498..011e9d9f20 100644
--- a/doc/rpm.8
+++ b/doc/rpm.8
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ One of the following basic modes must be selected:
 These options can be used in all the different modes.
 .TP
 \fB-?, --help\fR
-Print a longer usage message then normal.
+Print a longer usage message than normal.
 .TP
 \fB--version\fR
 Print a single line containing the version number of \fBrpm\fR