diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index c29c514b5e..18edc8f241 100644
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ w- /proc/sys/vm/swappiness - - - - 10</programlisting></para>
 
       <para>This field should generally only reference system users/groups, i.e. users/groups that are
       guaranteed to be resolvable during early boot. If this field references users/groups that only become
-      resolveable during later boot (i.e. after NIS, LDAP or a similar networked directory service become
+      resolvable during later boot (i.e. after NIS, LDAP or a similar networked directory service become
       available), execution of the operations declared by the line will likely fail. Also see <ulink
       url="https://systemd.io/UIDS-GIDS/#notes-on-resolvability-of-user-and-group-names">Notes on
       Resolvability of User and Group Names</ulink> for more information on requirements on system user/group