diff --git a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-importkey.rst b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-importkey.rst
index 97e9648fe0..e6cfcdbc1a 100644
--- a/bin/dnssec/dnssec-importkey.rst
+++ b/bin/dnssec/dnssec-importkey.rst
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ Description
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 ``dnssec-importkey`` reads a public DNSKEY record and generates a pair
-of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an existing
-.key file, in which case a corresponding .private file is
+of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an
+existing .key file, in which case a corresponding .private file is
 generated, or it may be read from any other file or from the standard
 input, in which case both .key and .private files are generated.
 
diff --git a/doc/man/dnssec-importkey.1in b/doc/man/dnssec-importkey.1in
index 174c25c2a3..1aaf4f1488 100644
--- a/doc/man/dnssec-importkey.1in
+++ b/doc/man/dnssec-importkey.1in
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ level margin: \\n[rst2man-indent\\n[rst2man-indent-level]]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .sp
 \fBdnssec\-importkey\fP reads a public DNSKEY record and generates a pair
-of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an existing
-\&.key file, in which case a corresponding .private file is
+of .key/.private files. The DNSKEY record may be read from an
+existing .key file, in which case a corresponding .private file is
 generated, or it may be read from any other file or from the standard
 input, in which case both .key and .private files are generated.
 .sp