diff --git a/chapter07/usage.xml b/chapter07/usage.xml
index 0ed0e66f9..6fff95a68 100644
--- a/chapter07/usage.xml
+++ b/chapter07/usage.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ runlevels as they are often implemented:
 
 <para>
 The command used to change runlevels is <userinput>init
-&lt;runlevel&gt;</userinput> where &lt;runlevel>&gt; is 
+&lt;runlevel&gt;</userinput> where &lt;runlevel&gt; is 
 the target runlevel. For example, to reboot the computer, you'd issue
 the init 6 command. The reboot command is just an alias, as is the halt
 command an alias to init 0.