diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 5275fd6200..a52b7ca24d 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -7966,7 +7966,7 @@ Disadvantage: increases decoding delay to 2 frames.
 .B (no)deblock
 Use deblocking filter (default: on).
 As it takes very little time compared to its quality gain, it's not
-recommend to disable it.
+recommended to disable it.
 .
 .TP
 .B deblockalpha=<-6\-6>