diff --git a/doc/man/mkvmerge.xml b/doc/man/mkvmerge.xml
index a8d726481..f177434a2 100644
--- a/doc/man/mkvmerge.xml
+++ b/doc/man/mkvmerge.xml
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
      <term><option>--segmentinfo</option> <parameter>filename.xml</parameter></term>
      <listitem>
       <para>
-       Read segment information from a <abbrev>XML</abbrev> file. This file can contain the segment family <abbrev>UID</abbrev>, segment
+       Read segment information from an <abbrev>XML</abbrev> file. This file can contain the segment family <abbrev>UID</abbrev>, segment
        <abbrev>UID</abbrev>, previous and next segment <abbrev>UID</abbrev> elements. An example file and a <abbrev>DTD</abbrev> are included
        in the MKVToolNix distribution.
       </para>