diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml b/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
index 6030f1991..449bca47a 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
           the rate applies per source IP address or per destination IP address
           respectively. The <replaceable>name</replaceable> may be chosen by
           the user and specifies a hash table to be used to count matching
-          connections. If not give, the name <emphasis
+          connections. If not given, the name <emphasis
           role="bold">shorewallN</emphasis> (where N is a unique integer) is
           assumed. Where more than one rule specifies the same name, the
           connections counts for the rules are aggregated and the individual
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml
index 9752b6ccd..d5b02368d 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@
           the rate applies per source IP address or per destination IP address
           respectively. The <replaceable>name</replaceable> may be chosen by
           the user and specifies a hash table to be used to count matching
-          connections. If not give, the name <emphasis
+          connections. If not given, the name <emphasis
           role="bold">shorewallN</emphasis> (where N is a unique integer) is
           assumed. Where more than one POLICY specifies the same name, the
           connections counts for the rules are aggregated and the individual