diff --git a/man/finit.8 b/man/finit.8
index 68850c7f..dda03e8c 100644
--- a/man/finit.8
+++ b/man/finit.8
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ The following condition families are available today:
 Linux netlink events, e.g. net/route/default, net/eth0/up, and
 net/et0/running
 .It Cm pid
-PID files basd on the service declaration
+PID files based on the service declaration
 .Cm name:id ,
 gives the condition pid/name:id
 .It Cm service