diff --git a/chapter08/grub.xml b/chapter08/grub.xml
index c4f2cadcb..a14c562d4 100644
--- a/chapter08/grub.xml
+++ b/chapter08/grub.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ cat device.map</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen role="nodump"><userinput>grub-install --grub-setup=/bin/true /dev/sda</userinput></screen>
 
-    <para>We use --grub-setup=/bin/true for now to prevent updating
+    <para>We use --grub-setup=/bin/true for now to prevent updating the
     Master Boot Record (MBR).  In this way, we can test our installation 
     before committing to a change that is hard to revert.</para>