diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index cc13bff7550..fbb2987d0be 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
             this notification message has been sent. If this option is used, <varname>NotifyAccess=</varname> (see
             below) should be set to open access to the notification socket provided by systemd. If
             <varname>NotifyAccess=</varname> is missing or set to <option>none</option>, it will be forcibly set to
-            <option>main</option></para></listitem>.
+            <option>main</option>.</para></listitem>
 
             <listitem><para>Behavior of <option>idle</option> is very similar to <option>simple</option>; however,
             actual execution of the service program is delayed until all active jobs are dispatched. This may be used