thodg/got

diff --git a/got/got.1 b/got/got.1
index 25b7c67..91d3d4c 100644
--- a/got/got.1
+++ b/got/got.1
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Files managed by
 must be checked out from the repository for modification.
 Checked out files are stored in a
 .Em work tree
-which is placed at an arbitrary directory in the filesystem hierarchy.
+which can be placed at an arbitrary directory in the filesystem hierarchy.
 The format of a
 .Nm
 work tree is described in