diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
index a1ff36d91..5f7c63c9f 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@
           <para>The <option>-D</option> option was added in Shorewall 4.5.11.
           When this option is specified, the compiler will walk through the
           directories in the CONFIG_PATH replacing FORMAT and COMMENT entries
-          to compiler directives (e.g., ?FORMAT and ?COMMENT. When a file is
+          to compiler directives (e.g., ?FORMAT and ?COMMENT). When a file is
           updated, the original is saved in a .bak file in the same
           directory.</para>