diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 67b0689a..9a6f0179 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ check_cmake()
     {
     echo "error: cmake (version 3.5+) is required to configure and install Armadillo"
     echo ""
-    echo "cmake can be installed via the package manger on your system,"
+    echo "cmake can be installed via your system's package manager,"
     echo "or downloaded from https://cmake.org"
     ABORT=yes
     }