diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml
index da8b1ed841..4f8293156b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/special/chapter.xml
@@ -5396,7 +5396,7 @@ run_rc_command "$1"</programlisting>
 	<step>
 	  <para>Make sure there is no
 	    <literal>KEYWORD: &os;</literal> present.  This has
-	    not been necessary or desirable for years.  It is also
+	    not been necessary nor desirable for years.  It is also
 	    an indication that the new script was copy/pasted from
 	    an old script, so extra caution must be given to the
 	    review.</para>