diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/homekit/strings.json
index 2c0fad0290e..d041f8e0551 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit/strings.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       },
       "pairing": {
         "title": "Pair HomeKit",
-        "description": "To complete pairing following the instructions in \u201cNotifications\u201d under \u201cHomeKit Pairing\u201d."
+        "description": "To complete pairing follow the instructions in \u201cNotifications\u201d under \u201cHomeKit Pairing\u201d."
       }
     },
     "abort": {
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit/translations/en.json b/homeassistant/components/homekit/translations/en.json
index f0c26868e7d..0ec23f9389d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit/translations/en.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit/translations/en.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         },
         "step": {
             "pairing": {
-                "description": "To complete pairing following the instructions in \u201cNotifications\u201d under \u201cHomeKit Pairing\u201d.",
+                "description": "To complete pairing follow the instructions in \u201cNotifications\u201d under \u201cHomeKit Pairing\u201d.",
                 "title": "Pair HomeKit"
             },
             "user": {