diff --git a/reference/snmp/functions/snmp2-walk.xml b/reference/snmp/functions/snmp2-walk.xml
index 49d60e0ccb..74572f8ef2 100644
--- a/reference/snmp/functions/snmp2-walk.xml
+++ b/reference/snmp/functions/snmp2-walk.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <term><parameter>retries</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
-      <para>The number of retries in case timeouts occur.</para>
+      The number of retries in case timeouts occur.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>