diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7231.bugfix b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7231.bugfix
index c47fa1d1bc..5c8837e423 100644
--- a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7231.bugfix
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/7231.bugfix
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Check for `<cwd>` before removing first item form `sys.path` in `modify_sys_path`.
+Check for `<cwd>` before removing first item from `sys.path` in `modify_sys_path`.
 
 Closes #7231