diff --git a/usr.bin/lex/lex.1 b/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
index 918039b857ca..b41de37986a2 100644
--- a/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
+++ b/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ expressions.  These are:
                  Deficiencies / Bugs section below regarding
                  "dangerous trailing context".)
     ^r         an r, but only at the beginning of a line (i.e.,
-                 which just starting to scan, or right after a
+                 when just starting to scan, or right after a
                  newline has been scanned).
     r$         an r, but only at the end of a line (i.e., just
                  before a newline).  Equivalent to "r/\\n".