diff --git a/man/bootctl.xml b/man/bootctl.xml
index ad0d5872fa..84d6b7756f 100644
--- a/man/bootctl.xml
+++ b/man/bootctl.xml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
Specification Type #2 entries should be placed in the directory $(bootctl
-x)/EFI/Linux/.
- Note that this option (similarly to the option mentioned
+ Note that this option (similarly to the option mentioned
above), is available independently from the boot loader used, i.e. also without
systemd-boot being installed.