diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/bloom.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/bloom.sgml
index 87d0ad7efb8..84da2355177 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/bloom.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/bloom.sgml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
      <para>
       Number of bits generated for each index column. Each parameter's name
       refers to the number of the index column that it controls.  The default
-      is <literal>2</> bits and maximum is <literal>4095</>.  Parameters for
+      is <literal>2</> bits and the maximum is <literal>4095</>.  Parameters for
       index columns not actually used are ignored.
      </para>
     </listitem>