diff --git a/docs/examples/packaging-zlib.md b/docs/examples/packaging-zlib.md
index ce176d4512..508947f1a1 100644
--- a/docs/examples/packaging-zlib.md
+++ b/docs/examples/packaging-zlib.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PS D:\src\vcpkg> .\vcpkg create zlib2 http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.11.tar.gz zlib-1.
 ```
 
 ### Create the CONTROL file
-In addition to the generated `ports\<package>\portfile.cmake`, we also need a `ports\<package>\CONTROL` file. This file is a simply formatted set of fields describing the package's metadata.
+In addition to the generated `ports\<package>\portfile.cmake`, we also need a `ports\<package>\CONTROL` file. This file is a simple set of fields describing the package's metadata.
 
 *For zlib2, we'll create the file `ports\zlib2\CONTROL` with the following contents:*
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