diff --git a/protocol/wayland.xml b/protocol/wayland.xml
index f1376b05..e8699d73 100644
--- a/protocol/wayland.xml
+++ b/protocol/wayland.xml
@@ -2098,7 +2098,7 @@
         shared across processes to refer to a specific wl_seat global.
 
         The name event is sent after binding to the seat global, and should be sent
-        before announcing capabilities. This event only sent once per seat object,
+        before announcing capabilities. This event is only sent once per seat object,
         and the name does not change over the lifetime of the wl_seat global.
 
         Compositors may re-use the same seat name if the wl_seat global is