diff --git a/sig-etcd/charter.md b/sig-etcd/charter.md
index c4c5b4862f0..2924663ec2a 100644
--- a/sig-etcd/charter.md
+++ b/sig-etcd/charter.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Owns the etcd project and how it is used by Kubernetes.
 
 ## Roles and Organization Management
 
-This SIG follows adheres to the Roles and Organization Management outlined in [sig-governance]
+This SIG follows the Roles and Organization Management outlined in [sig-governance]
 and opts-in to updates and modifications to [sig-governance].
 
 ### Additional responsibilities of Tech Leads