diff --git a/man/passwd.1.xml b/man/passwd.1.xml
index 506b134e..878ab7ba 100644
--- a/man/passwd.1.xml
+++ b/man/passwd.1.xml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 	    Note that this does not disable the account. The user may
 	    still be able to login using another authentication token
 	    (e.g. an SSH key). To disable the account, administrators
-	    should use <command>usermod --expiredate 1</command> (this set
+	    should use <command>usermod --expiredate 1</command> (this sets
 	    the account's expire date to Jan 2, 1970).
 	  </para>
 	  <para>