diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/isblank.3 b/lib/libc/locale/isblank.3
index 4cc6bbbce80e..6734dcc45235 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/isblank.3
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/isblank.3
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ For any locale, this includes the following standard characters:
 .It "\&``\et''\t`` ''"
 .El
 .Pp
-In the "C" locale
+In the "C" locale, a successful
 .Fn isblank
-successful test is limited to this characters only.
+test is limited to these characters only.
 The value of the argument must be representable as an
 .Vt "unsigned char"
 or the value of