diff --git a/R/geom-count.R b/R/geom-count.R
index 1e7cad2b3d..9288033bde 100644
--- a/R/geom-count.R
+++ b/R/geom-count.R
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ NULL
 
 #' Count overlapping points
 #'
-#' This is a variant [geom_point()] that counts the number of
+#' This is a variant of [geom_point()] that counts the number of
 #' observations at each location, then maps the count to point area. It
 #' useful when you have discrete data and overplotting.
 #'
diff --git a/man/geom_count.Rd b/man/geom_count.Rd
index 41eef8fa17..50493992df 100644
--- a/man/geom_count.Rd
+++ b/man/geom_count.Rd
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ these connections, see how the \link[=layer_stats]{stat} and \link[=layer_geoms]
 arguments work.}
 }
 \description{
-This is a variant \code{\link[=geom_point]{geom_point()}} that counts the number of
+This is a variant of \code{\link[=geom_point]{geom_point()}} that counts the number of
 observations at each location, then maps the count to point area. It
 useful when you have discrete data and overplotting.
 }