diff --git a/man/rgbasm.5 b/man/rgbasm.5
index 467e37cfb..463fb53d0 100644
--- a/man/rgbasm.5
+++ b/man/rgbasm.5
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ as presented in
 is often useful as-is, sometimes you instead want a particular piece of data (or code) in the middle of the section to be aligned.
 This is made easier through the use of mid-section
 .Ic ALIGN Ar align , offset .
-It will alter the section's attributes to ensure that the location the
+It will retroactively alter the section's attributes to ensure that the location the
 .Ic ALIGN
 directive is at, has its
 .Ar align