diff --git a/doc/functions.xml b/doc/functions.xml
index 7fd30cabf16b..5378b59abcb2 100644
--- a/doc/functions.xml
+++ b/doc/functions.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ in ...</programlisting>
   <title>lib.makeOverridable</title>
 
   <para>
-    The function <varname>lib.makeOverridable</varname> is used make the result
+    The function <varname>lib.makeOverridable</varname> is used to make the result
     of a function easily customizable. This utility only makes sense for functions
     that accept an argument set and return an attribute set.
   </para>