diff --git a/bin/ls/ls.1 b/bin/ls/ls.1
index a025b23fcaac..6bca9aa45abc 100644
--- a/bin/ls/ls.1
+++ b/bin/ls/ls.1
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ subsection below, except (if the long format is not also requested)
 the directory totals are not output when the output is in a
 single column, even if multi-column output is requested.
 .It Fl t
-Sort by descending time modified (most recently modified first).  If two files
-have the same modification timestamp, sort their names in ascending
-lexicographical order.
+Sort by descending time modified (most recently modified first).
+If two files have the same modification timestamp, sort their names
+in ascending lexicographical order.
 The
 .Fl r
 option reverses both of these sort orders.