diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/foreign/pointers.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/foreign/pointers.scrbl
index 3723b7d314..35e4e120ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/foreign/pointers.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/foreign/pointers.scrbl
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ specification is required at minimum:
 @itemize[
 
  @item{If a C type @racket[bytes-or-type] is given, its size is used
-       to the block allocation size.}
+       to determine the block allocation size.}
 
  @item{If an integer @racket[bytes-or-type] is given, it specifies the
        required size in bytes.}