diff --git a/man/systemd.scope.xml b/man/systemd.scope.xml
index 9590a19815d..7d9c48d8a2b 100644
--- a/man/systemd.scope.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.scope.xml
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
     <para>Scope units are not configured via unit configuration files,
     but are only created programmatically using the bus interfaces of
     systemd. They are named similar to filenames. A unit whose name
-    ends in <literal>.scope</literal> refers to a scope unit. Scopes
+    ends in <literal>.scope</literal> refers to a scope unit. Scope
     units manage a set of system processes. Unlike service units, scope
     units manage externally created processes, and do not fork off
-    processes on its own.</para>
+    processes on their own.</para>
 
     <para>The main purpose of scope units is grouping worker processes
     of a system service for organization and for managing resources.</para>