diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
index b1bebff474..e4e5e40448 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 	  drives transfer data faster from the outer
 	  tracks to the inner.
 	  Thus smaller and heavier-accessed file systems
-	  should be closer to the outside of the drive  While
+	  should be closer to the outside of the drive, while
 	  larger partitions like <filename>/usr</filename> should be placed
 	  toward the inner.  It is a good idea to create
 	  partitions in a similar order to: root, swap,