diff --git a/man/shutdown.xml b/man/shutdown.xml
index ab14e3d704..f2274a8a8c 100644
--- a/man/shutdown.xml
+++ b/man/shutdown.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
-                                <term><option>--k</option></term>
+                                <term><option>-k</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Don't halt, power-off,
                                 reboot, just write wall
diff --git a/man/systemadm.xml b/man/systemadm.xml
index 1c92a17a30..1377b18c2c 100644
--- a/man/systemadm.xml
+++ b/man/systemadm.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
                 </variablelist>
 
-                <para>In addition to this a number of of parameters
+                <para>In addition to this a number of parameters
                 common to all Gtk+ programs are supported.</para>
         </refsect1>