diff --git a/library/std/src/os/unix/process.rs b/library/std/src/os/unix/process.rs
index ef5adaf2290..7c3fa7d6507 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/unix/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/unix/process.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ unsafe fn before_exec<F>(&mut self, f: F) -> &mut process::Command
     ///
     /// This function, unlike `spawn`, will **not** `fork` the process to create
     /// a new child. Like spawn, however, the default behavior for the stdio
-    /// descriptors will be to inherited from the current process.
+    /// descriptors will be to inherit them from the current process.
     ///
     /// # Notes
     ///