diff --git a/doc/lxc.conf.sgml.in b/doc/lxc.conf.sgml.in
index eed07fc79..70b806d23 100644
--- a/doc/lxc.conf.sgml.in
+++ b/doc/lxc.conf.sgml.in
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 	By default, lxc does nothing with the container's
 	<filename>/dev</filename>.  This allows the container's
 	<filename>/dev</filename> to be set up as needed in the container
-	rootfs.  If lxc.autodev is to 1, then after mounting the container's
+	rootfs.  If lxc.autodev is set to 1, then after mounting the container's
 	rootfs LXC will mount a fresh tmpfs under <filename>/dev</filename>
 	(limited to 100k) and fill in a minimal set of initial devices.
       </para>