diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
index a2cb2da2b6..813b48c34b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@ boot:</screen>
 	  </listitem>
 
 	  <listitem>
-	    <para>Enable the options <varname>comconsole_speed</varname>
+	    <para>Enable the <varname>comconsole_speed</varname>
 	      option in your <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>
 	      file.</para>