diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index b281f26b45..7a634879cc 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -673,9 +673,9 @@
space they use falls below the specified size (specified with
the usual K, M,
G and T suffixes), or all
- journal files contain no data older than the specified
+ archived journal files contain no data older than the specified
timespan (specified with the usual s,
- min, h,
+ m, h,
days, months,
weeks and years suffixes),
or no more than the specified number of separate journal files