diff --git a/doc/ssl/OPENSSL_init_ssl.pod b/doc/ssl/OPENSSL_init_ssl.pod
index 055be2281a8d75ddfed452fdf1336817294877ab..110a282490608f4846d74a73ce1f9ebab10b528a 100644
--- a/doc/ssl/OPENSSL_init_ssl.pod
+++ b/doc/ssl/OPENSSL_init_ssl.pod
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ As of version 1.1.0 OpenSSL will automatically allocate all resources that it
 needs so no explicit initialisation is required. Similarly it will also
 automatically deinitialise as required.
 
-However, there way be situations when explicit initialisation is desirable or
+However, there may be situations when explicit initialisation is desirable or
 needed, for example when some non-default initialisation is required. The
 function OPENSSL_init_ssl() can be used for this purpose. Calling
 this function will explicitly initialise BOTH libcrypto and libssl. To