diff --git a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
index 8e33d02..68ea21e 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/syntax.txt
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@
 
 MEDIAWIKI					*ft-mediawiki-syntax*
 
-Be default, syntax highlighting includes basic HTML tags like style and
+By default, syntax highlighting includes basic HTML tags like style and
 headers |html.vim|. For strict Mediawiki syntax highlighting: >
 
 	let g:html_no_rendering = 1