diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
index 982cb24aa5..0b9e87e1a6 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/disks/chapter.xml
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ Quotas for user test:
 
       <programlisting>/usr: kbytes in use: 65, limits (soft = 500, hard = 600)</programlisting>
 
-      <para>The new quota limits take affect upon exiting the
+      <para>The new quota limits take effect upon exiting the
 	editor.</para>
 
       <para>Sometimes it is desirable to set quota limits on a range