diff --git a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
index 0d1cf00c..be5b809a 100644
--- a/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/makepkg.conf.5.txt
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Options
 	*debug*;;
 		Add the user-specified debug flags as specified in DEBUG_CFLAGS and
 		DEBUG_CXXFLAGS to their counterpart buildflags. Creates a separate
-		package containing the debug symbols with used with `strip'.
+		package containing the debug symbols when used with `strip'.
 
 **INTEGRITY_CHECK=(**check1 ...**)**::
 	File integrity checks to use. Multiple checks may be specified; this