diff --git a/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml b/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml
index 4a5a0187e..821ce3895 100644
--- a/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml
+++ b/chapter07/systemd-custom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
       <listitem>
         <para>
           <emphasis>Enable process lingering for only needed users</emphasis>:
-          normal users have permission to enabling process lingering
+          normal users have permission to enable process lingering
           with the command <command>loginctl enable-linger</command> for their
           own user. System administrators can use the same command with a
           <parameter>user</parameter> argument to enable for a user. That user