diff --git a/axum/src/docs/middleware.md b/axum/src/docs/middleware.md
index b35bffa1..b51bd833 100644
--- a/axum/src/docs/middleware.md
+++ b/axum/src/docs/middleware.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For more details on that see
 
 ## Applying multiple middleware
 
-Its recommended to use [`tower::ServiceBuilder`] to apply multiple middleware at
+It's recommended to use [`tower::ServiceBuilder`] to apply multiple middleware at
 once, instead of calling [`Router::layer`] repeatedly:
 
 ```rust