diff --git a/man/shutdown.xml b/man/shutdown.xml
index 282a3bae21..9480d0eb35 100644
--- a/man/shutdown.xml
+++ b/man/shutdown.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         <term><option>-c</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Cancel a pending shutdown. This may be used
-        cancel the effect of an invocation of
+        to cancel the effect of an invocation of
         <command>shutdown</command> with a time argument that is not
         <literal>+0</literal> or
         <literal>now</literal>.</para></listitem>