diff --git a/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 b/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
index dbdf18716483..9309ae582354 100644
--- a/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
+++ b/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"	From: @(#)sysctl.8	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 6, 2010
+.Dd January 17, 2011
 .Dt SYSCTL 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ For a detailed description of these variable see
 .Pp
 The changeable column indicates whether a process with appropriate
 privilege can change the value.
-String, and integer values can be set using
+String and integer values can be set using
 .Nm .
 .Bl -column security.bsd.unprivileged_read_msgbuf integerxxx
 .It Sy "Name	Type	Changeable