diff --git a/doc/manual.asciidoc b/doc/manual.asciidoc
index e8b66807cf..4f09674192 100644
--- a/doc/manual.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/manual.asciidoc
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ A file is a series of declarations.  A declaration can be one of:
    Order-only dependencies may be tacked on the end with +||
    _dependency1_ _dependency2_+.  (See <<ref_dependencies,the reference on
    dependency types>>.)
-   Validations may be taken on the end with +|@ _validation1_ _validation2_+.
+   Validations may be tacked on the end with +|@ _validation1_ _validation2_+.
    (See <<validations,the reference on validations>>.)
 +
 Implicit outputs _(available since Ninja 1.7)_ may be added before