diff --git a/man7/boot.7 b/man7/boot.7
index a165417c7..e08b68e56 100644
--- a/man7/boot.7
+++ b/man7/boot.7
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Each of these scripts accepts as a single argument
 the word "start" (causing it to start the service) or the word
 \&"stop" (causing it to stop the service).
 The script may optionally
-accept other "convenience" parameters (e.g,. "restart" to stop and then
+accept other "convenience" parameters (e.g., "restart" to stop and then
 start, "status" to display the service status, etc.).
 Running the script
 without parameters displays the possible arguments.