diff --git a/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt b/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
index 34320fb4d5..095e228949 100644
--- a/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/db/multi-db.txt
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ In addition, some objects are automatically created just after
 - a default ``Site``,
 - a ``ContentType`` for each model (including those not stored in that
   database),
-- three ``Permission`` for each model (including those not stored in that
+- the ``Permission``\s for each model (including those not stored in that
   database).
 
 For common setups with multiple databases, it isn't useful to have these