diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml
index 89e389ba09..553e15e371 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-networking/chapter.xml
@@ -5104,7 +5104,7 @@ ifconfig_carp1="vhid <replaceable>2</replaceable> advskew <replaceable>100</repl
 
       <note>
 	<para>Preemption is disabled in the GENERIC &os; kernel. If
-	  Preemption has been enabled with a custom kernel,
+	  preemption has been enabled with a custom kernel,
 	  <systemitem>hostc.example.org</systemitem> may not release
 	  the <acronym>IP</acronym> address back to the original
 	  content server.  The administrator can force the backup