diff --git a/man/bootctl.xml b/man/bootctl.xml
index 1e98b5ca7a..77c824df95 100644
--- a/man/bootctl.xml
+++ b/man/bootctl.xml
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
         <listitem><para>Takes a boolean, defaults to false. Controls whether to append disk model information
         to the firmware boot option item description (as configured with
         <option>--efi-boot-option-description=</option> above). This is useful when installing multiple
-        operating systems on separate disks on the same system, as it ensures the firmware boot options are discernable
+        operating systems on separate disks on the same system, as it ensures the firmware boot options are discernible
         and give a hint which disk is booted into. Note that this uses hardware model information, and hence
         might not be too useful in case multiple disks of an identical model are used.</para>