diff --git a/docs/linux.md b/docs/linux.md
index 0ac56a423..82a7fb069 100644
--- a/docs/linux.md
+++ b/docs/linux.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ From the top level of Anki's source folder:
 
 This will build Anki and run it in place.
 
-The first build will take while, as it downloads and builds a bunch of
+The first build will take a while, as it downloads and builds a bunch of
 dependencies. When the build is complete, Anki will automatically start.
 
 To play audio, install mpv. At the time of writing, recording is
diff --git a/docs/windows.md b/docs/windows.md
index 829749300..9666157b0 100644
--- a/docs/windows.md
+++ b/docs/windows.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ then run
 
 This will build Anki and run it in place.
 
-The first build will take while, as it downloads and builds a bunch of
+The first build will take a while, as it downloads and builds a bunch of
 dependencies. When the build is complete, Anki will automatically start.
 
 To play audio, mpv.exe or mplayer.exe must be on the path. At the time