diff --git a/developer-workflow/c-api.rst b/developer-workflow/c-api.rst
index 427d9fd96..2ed95a07b 100644
--- a/developer-workflow/c-api.rst
+++ b/developer-workflow/c-api.rst
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Guidelines for expanding/changing the public API
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 - Make sure the new API follows reference counting conventions.
-  (Following them makes the API easier to reason about, and easier use
+  (Following them makes the API easier to reason about, and easier to use
   in other Python implementations.)
 
   - Functions *must not* steal references