diff --git a/chapters/sparsemem.txt b/chapters/sparsemem.txt
index c984682c..80509d37 100644
--- a/chapters/sparsemem.txt
+++ b/chapters/sparsemem.txt
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ include::../validity/structs/VkSparseImageFormatProperties.txt[]
 [open,refpage='VkSparseImageFormatFlagBits',desc='Bitmask specifying additional information about a sparse image resource',type='enums']
 --
 
-Bits which can: be set in slink:VkSparseImageFormatProperties::pname:flags,
+Bits which may: be set in slink:VkSparseImageFormatProperties::pname:flags,
 specifying additional information about the sparse resource, are:
 
 include::../api/enums/VkSparseImageFormatFlagBits.txt[]