diff --git a/man/cgroup-sandboxing.xml b/man/cgroup-sandboxing.xml
index c9e068f887..6aa62df536 100644
--- a/man/cgroup-sandboxing.xml
+++ b/man/cgroup-sandboxing.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   in the service unit, as it applies to the whole control group.</para>
 
   <para id="plural">These options cannot be bypassed by prefixing <literal>+</literal> to the executable path
-  in the service unit, as it applies to the whole control group.</para>
+  in the service unit, as they apply to the whole control group.</para>
 
 </refsect1>