diff --git a/man/coredump.conf.xml b/man/coredump.conf.xml
index 0c9160e2c..17c9651a3 100644
--- a/man/coredump.conf.xml
+++ b/man/coredump.conf.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Compress=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Controls the type of compression for external
+        <listitem><para>Controls compression for external
         storage. Takes a boolean argument, defaults to
         <literal>yes</literal>.</para>
         </listitem>