diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcfilters.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcfilters.xml
index 3422937cc..50dee7db6 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcfilters.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall-tcfilters.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <term>IPV4</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Following entriess apply to IPv4.</para>
+          <para>Following entries apply to IPv4.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcfilters.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcfilters.xml
index 9c76ce732..ca4d287f6 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcfilters.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6-tcfilters.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <term>IPV4</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Following entriess apply to IPv4.</para>
+          <para>Following entries apply to IPv4.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -235,6 +235,6 @@
     <para><ulink
     url="http://shorewall.net/PacketMarking.html">http://shorewall.net/PacketMarking.html</ulink></para>
 
-    <para></para>
+    <para/>
   </refsect1>
 </refentry>