diff --git a/doc/design-2.3.rst b/doc/design-2.3.rst
index bdf475565ba39056ff76873f69aadbe36425e58d..c8e5a79a358fc3bfbdc8fd9a44bd435277cdf027 100644
--- a/doc/design-2.3.rst
+++ b/doc/design-2.3.rst
@@ -872,7 +872,8 @@ E   gntdaemons gntmasterd, gntrapi, gntconfd  Shared between the various
 Restricted commands
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-The following commands needs still root to fulfill their functions:
+The following commands still require root permissions to fulfill their
+functions:
 
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