diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index a30ed0b3..ef4f83ee 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ error.
 
 .B 1
 - STP LISTENING state. Only valid if STP is enabled on the bridge. In this
-state the port for list for STP BPDUs and drop all other traffic.
+state the port listens for STP BPDUs and drops all other traffic frames.
 .sp
 
 .B 2