diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml
index 9f09ce0e5d..4a522dfc2f 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.3.sgml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
        <para>
         This speeds lock release at statement completion in
         transactions that hold many locks; it is particularly useful
-        for <application>pg_dump</> and the restoring of such dumps.
+        for <application>pg_dump</> and the restoration of such dumps.
        </para>
       </listitem>