diff --git a/docs/refguide.xml b/docs/refguide.xml
index 7a7b0ea94..6b7b0a75a 100644
--- a/docs/refguide.xml
+++ b/docs/refguide.xml
@@ -3109,7 +3109,7 @@ overwhelming requests. Specify to only see
--servicedbAsks Nmap to use the specified services file rather than
- the nmap-services data file that
+ the nmap-services data file that
comes with Nmap. See the description for
for more information on Nmap's data files.
@@ -3122,7 +3122,7 @@ overwhelming requests. Specify to only see
--versiondbAsks Nmap to use the specified service probes file rather than
- the nmap-service-probes data file
+ the nmap-service-probes data file
that comes with Nmap. See the description for
for more information on Nmap's data
files.