diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/tmp_path.rst b/doc/en/how-to/tmp_path.rst
index 65bef5344..b261a5563 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/tmp_path.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/tmp_path.rst
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ the system temporary directory.  The base name will be ``pytest-NUM`` where
 than 3 temporary directories will be removed.
 
 The number of entries currently cannot be changed, but using the ``--basetemp``
-option will remove the directory before every run. Effectively meaning the tempfiles
+option will remove the directory before every run, effectively meaning the temporary directories
 of only the most recent run will be kept.
 
 You can override the default temporary directory setting like this: