diff --git a/man/systemd-sysv-generator.xml b/man/systemd-sysv-generator.xml
index bb5cc55e9f..2353eb3efe 100644
--- a/man/systemd-sysv-generator.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-sysv-generator.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     which correspond to runlevels for which the script is
     enabled.</para>
 
-    <para><command>systemd</command> does not supports SysV scripts as
+    <para><command>systemd</command> does not support SysV scripts as
     part of early boot, so all wrapper units are ordered after
     <filename>basic.target</filename>.</para>