diff --git a/usr.bin/ypwhich/ypwhich.1 b/usr.bin/ypwhich/ypwhich.1
index 25eeb08fb0e3..fb2891e2ef18 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ypwhich/ypwhich.1
+++ b/usr.bin/ypwhich/ypwhich.1
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ No
 may be specified with the
 .Fl m
 option.
-.Ar Mname
+The
+.Ar mname
+argument
 can be a map name or nickname.
 If
 .Ar mname