diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 6eef693b12633e51c48c5648507fb4f7e151ffd4..72cff8229ea930e451b760a7b05dfe14b306e3e8 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ a redirection. This option is meaningful only when using \fI-L/--location\fP
 Tells curl to respect RFC 2616/10.3.2 and not convert POST requests into GET
 requests when following a 302 redirection. The non-RFC behaviour is ubiquitous
 in web browsers, so curl does the conversion by default to maintain
-consistency. However, a server may requires a POST to remain a POST after such
+consistency. However, a server may require a POST to remain a POST after such
 a redirection. This option is meaningful only when using \fI-L/--location\fP
 (Added in 7.19.1)
 .IP "--proxy-anyauth"