diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
index b6e0bfa..dc250a1 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@
 parameter is relative to the current directory.  If you want to use an
 absolute path, make sure the first character is not a slash
 (\character{/}); the underlying Win32 \cfunction{ShellExecute()}
-function doesn't work it is.  Use the \function{os.path.normpath()}
+function doesn't work if it is.  Use the \function{os.path.normpath()}
 function to ensure that the path is properly encoded for Win32.
 Availability: Windows.
 \versionadded{2.0}