diff --git a/plugin/autopath/README.md b/plugin/autopath/README.md
index 426151ce7..86266c5fa 100644
--- a/plugin/autopath/README.md
+++ b/plugin/autopath/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ The `server` label is explained in the *metrics* plugin documentation.
 autopath my-resolv.conf
 ~~~
 
-Use `my-resolv.conf` as the file to get the search path from. This file only needs so have one line:
+Use `my-resolv.conf` as the file to get the search path from. This file only needs to have one line:
 `search domain1 domain2 ...`
 
 ~~~