diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index d6bb60486a2..554130448fe 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@
                 <filename>dev-sda.device</filename> refers to a device
                 with the device node <filename>/dev/sda</filename> in
                 the file system namespace. If this applies a special
-                way to escape the path name is used, so that it is
-                usable as part of a file name. Basically, given a
-                path, "/" is replaced by "-", and all unprintable
-                characters and the "-" are replaced by C-style "\x20"
-                escapes. The root directory "/" is encoded as single
-                dash, while otherwise the initial and ending "/" is
-                removed from all paths during transformation. This
-                escaping is reversible.</para>
+                way to escape the path name is used, so that the
+                result is usable as part of a file name. Basically,
+                given a path, "/" is replaced by "-", and all
+                unprintable characters and the "-" are replaced by
+                C-style "\x20" escapes. The root directory "/" is
+                encoded as single dash, while otherwise the initial
+                and ending "/" is removed from all paths during
+                transformation. This escaping is reversible.</para>
 
                 <para>Optionally, units may be instantiated from a
                 template file at runtime. This allows creation of