diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
index 8748b9f..af37e5d 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ EXEC SQL DEALLOCATE PREPARE <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
 <programlisting>
 EXEC SQL INSERT INTO sometable VALUES (:v1, 'foo', :v2);
 </programlisting>
-    This statements refers to two C variables named
+    This statement refers to two C variables named
     <varname>v1</varname> and <varname>v2</varname> and also uses a
     regular SQL string literal, to illustrate that you are not
     restricted to use one kind of data or the other.