diff --git a/man/sd-id128.xml b/man/sd-id128.xml
index abd2004d1ca..ac2000e275c 100644
--- a/man/sd-id128.xml
+++ b/man/sd-id128.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 <programlisting>#define SD_MESSAGE_COREDUMP SD_ID128_MAKE(fc,2e,22,bc,6e,e6,47,b6,b9,07,29,ab,34,a2,50,b1)</programlisting>
 
                 <para><function>SD_ID128_CONST_STR()</function> may be
-                use to convert constant 128bit IDs into constant
+                used to convert constant 128bit IDs into constant
                 strings for output. The following example code will
                 output the string
                 "fc2e22bc6ee647b6b90729ab34a250b1":</para>