diff --git a/.vale/styles/FreeBSD/Pronouns.yml b/.vale/styles/FreeBSD/Pronouns.yml
index 15d8352874..35d92cffab 100644
--- a/.vale/styles/FreeBSD/Pronouns.yml
+++ b/.vale/styles/FreeBSD/Pronouns.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,23 @@
 ---
 extends: existence
 message: "Avoid pronouns such as '%s'."
 ignorecase: true
 level: warning
-nonword: true
 tokens:
   - (?:^|\s)I\s
   - (?:^|\s)I,\s
   - \bI'm\b
   - \bme\b
   - \bmy\b
   - \bmine\b
   - he/she
   - s/he
   - \(s\)he
   - we
   - we'(?:ve|re)
   - ours?
   - us
   - let's
   - you
   - yours?
   - you'(?:ve|re)