diff --git a/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml b/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
index 500359b6d..ce381c4a1 100644
--- a/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
+++ b/manpages/shorewall-rules.xml
@@ -1391,8 +1391,8 @@
         <term>Example 11:</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>You wish to limit SSH connections from remote sysstems to
-          1/min with a burst of three (to allow for limited retry):</para>
+          <para>You wish to limit SSH connections from remote systems to 1/min
+          with a burst of three (to allow for limited retry):</para>
 
           <programlisting>        #ACTION     SOURCE          DEST       PROTO       DEST         SOURCE    ORIGINAL         RATE
         #                                                  PORT(S)      PORT(S)   DEST             LIMIT
diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml
index 9b60716d6..dd2f05f8a 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6-rules.xml
@@ -1108,8 +1108,8 @@
         <term>Example 5:</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>You wish to limit SSH connections from remote sysstems to
-          1/min with a burst of three (to allow for limited retry):</para>
+          <para>You wish to limit SSH connections from remote systems to 1/min
+          with a burst of three (to allow for limited retry):</para>
 
           <programlisting>        #ACTION     SOURCE          DEST       PROTO       DEST         SOURCE    ORIGINAL         RATE
         #                                                  PORT(S)      PORT(S)   DEST             LIMIT