diff --git a/shell-completion/systemd-zsh-completion.zsh b/shell-completion/systemd-zsh-completion.zsh
index a58f4ae0d4..93d64b3ad3 100644
--- a/shell-completion/systemd-zsh-completion.zsh
+++ b/shell-completion/systemd-zsh-completion.zsh
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ _outputmodes() {
     "restart:Start or restart one or more units"
     "condrestart:Restart one or more units if active"
     "try-restart:Restart one or more units if active"
-    "reload-or-restart:Reload one or more units is possible, otherwise start or restart"
-    "force-reload:Reload one or more units is possible, otherwise restart if active"
-    "reload-or-try-restart:Reload one or more units is possible, otherwise restart if active"
+    "reload-or-restart:Reload one or more units if possible, otherwise start or restart"
+    "force-reload:Reload one or more units if possible, otherwise restart if active"
+    "reload-or-try-restart:Reload one or more units if possible, otherwise restart if active"
     "isolate:Start one unit and stop all others"
     "kill:Send signal to processes of a unit"
     "is-active:Check whether units are active"
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 7a19d06a0c..6d01756ffb 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -3933,9 +3933,9 @@ static int systemctl_help(void) {
                "  reload [NAME...]                Reload one or more units\n"
                "  restart [NAME...]               Start or restart one or more units\n"
                "  try-restart [NAME...]           Restart one or more units if active\n"
-               "  reload-or-restart [NAME...]     Reload one or more units is possible,\n"
+               "  reload-or-restart [NAME...]     Reload one or more units if possible,\n"
                "                                  otherwise start or restart\n"
-               "  reload-or-try-restart [NAME...] Reload one or more units is possible,\n"
+               "  reload-or-try-restart [NAME...] Reload one or more units if possible,\n"
                "                                  otherwise restart if active\n"
                "  isolate [NAME]                  Start one unit and stop all others\n"
                "  kill [NAME...]                  Send signal to processes of a unit\n"