diff --git a/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml b/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml
index 7a4004cc47..477e0c40df 100644
--- a/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml
+++ b/man/sd_bus_message_get_cookie.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
           <listitem><para>No cookie has been assigned to this message.  This either indicates that the
           message has not been sent yet and hence has no cookie assigned, or that the message is not a method
-          response message and hence carries a reply cookie field.</para></listitem>
+          response message and hence does not carry a reply cookie field.</para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
     </refsect2>