diff --git a/doc/apps/rsautl.pod b/doc/apps/rsautl.pod
index bc8767464162afe9545099747ad3b6f928564c60..6b98b518649c87da587509ae15e3e216c82b4b60 100644
--- a/doc/apps/rsautl.pod
+++ b/doc/apps/rsautl.pod
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ the input is a certificate containing an RSA public key.
 =item B<-sign>
 
 sign the input data and output the signed result. This requires
-and RSA private key.
+an RSA private key.
 
 =item B<-verify>