diff --git a/man/udevadm.xml b/man/udevadm.xml
index 3bd7738fba..7791028221 100644
--- a/man/udevadm.xml
+++ b/man/udevadm.xml
@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@
         <varlistentry>
           <term><option>--update</option></term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>Compile the hardware dabase information located in /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d/,
-            /etc/udev/hwdb.d/ and store it in <filename>/etc/udev/hwdb.bin</filename>. This should be done with
-            any update to the source files, it will not be called automatically. The running
+            <para>Compile the hardware database information located in /usr/lib/udev/hwdb.d/,
+            /etc/udev/hwdb.d/ and store it in <filename>/etc/udev/hwdb.bin</filename>. This should be done after
+            any update to the source files; it will not be called automatically. The running
             udev daemon will detect a new database on its own and does not need to be
             notified about it.</para>
           </listitem>