diff --git a/man/journald.conf.xml b/man/journald.conf.xml
index ed874aace9..a44b0e84ed 100644
--- a/man/journald.conf.xml
+++ b/man/journald.conf.xml
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 
         <listitem><para>The maximum time to store journal entries.
         This controls whether journal files containing entries older
-        then the specified time span are deleted. Normally, time-based
+        than the specified time span are deleted. Normally, time-based
         deletion of old journal files should not be required as
         size-based deletion with options such as
         <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> should be sufficient to