diff --git a/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md b/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md
index 1926d47053d40af72f637d37e3f7fe05c25c8217..d191b671209add51e3f0b349a85ca13c542f0cf7 100644
--- a/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md
+++ b/howto/upgrades/bookworm.md
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ See the "conflicts resolution" section below for how to handle
         apt clean &&
         : review and purge older kernel if the new one boots properly &&
         dpkg -l 'linux-image*' | less &&
-        ; review obsolete and odd packages &&
+        : review obsolete and odd packages &&
         apt purge '?obsolete' && apt autopurge &&
         apt list "?narrow(?installed, ?not(?codename($(lsb_release -c -s | tail -1))))" &&
         printf "End of Step 8\a\n" &&