diff --git a/content/shmem_broadcast.tex b/content/shmem_broadcast.tex
index 49abd50b..d67c2fb0 100644
--- a/content/shmem_broadcast.tex
+++ b/content/shmem_broadcast.tex
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     \end{itemize}
     Otherwise, the behavior is undefined.
 
-	Upon return from a active-based broadcast routine, the following are true for the local
+	Upon return from an active-based broadcast routine, the following are true for the local
     \ac{PE}:
     \begin{itemize}
       \item If the current PE is not the root PE, the \dest{} data object is updated.