diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml
index 96115e3c4b..0a07051208 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports/chapter.sgml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       do before needing to install an additional third-party
       application to get real work done.  FreeBSD provides two
       complementary technologies for installing third party software
-      on your system; the FreeBSD Ports Collection, and binary
+      on your system: the FreeBSD Ports Collection, and binary
       software packages.  Either system may be used to install the
       newest version of your favorite applications from local media or
       straight off the network.</para>