diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/configuring.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/configuring.asciidoc
index 84d0f832141..d022b4e4c9e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/configuring.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/configuring.asciidoc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The systemd service file (`/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service`)
 contains the limits that are applied by default.
 
 To override these, add a file called
-`/etc/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service.d/elasticsearch.conf`) and specify
+`/etc/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service.d/elasticsearch.conf` and specify
 any changes in that file, such as:
 
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