diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go
index 5c42537dc..3c9fba3d2 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_generate.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var cmdGenerate = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "generate [command]",
 	Short: "Generate manual pages and auto-completion files (bash, zsh)",
 	Long: `
-The "generate" command writes automatically generated files like the man pages
+The "generate" command writes automatically generated files (like the man pages
 and the auto-completion files for bash and zsh).
 `,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,
diff --git a/doc/man/restic-generate.1 b/doc/man/restic-generate.1
index 91c963152..2ab782bf2 100644
--- a/doc/man/restic-generate.1
+++ b/doc/man/restic-generate.1
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ restic\-generate \- Generate manual pages and auto\-completion files (bash, zsh)
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .PP
-The "generate" command writes automatically generated files like the man pages
+The "generate" command writes automatically generated files (like the man pages
 and the auto\-completion files for bash and zsh).