diff --git a/share/man/man4/mac_mls.4 b/share/man/man4/mac_mls.4
index b6c555af1be0..f63bfcb1ea25 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/mac_mls.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/mac_mls.4
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ clearance level is lower than the clearance level of the object it is
 attempting to observe.
 .It
 Subjects may not read, write, or otherwise observe objects without proper
-clearance (i.e. subjects may not observe objects whose classification label
+clearance (e.g. subjects may not observe objects whose classification label
 dominates its own clearance label)
 .It
 Subjects may not write to objects with a lower classification level than