diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
index 0564e4d06d19..5671b126d2ec 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 .Op Cm create
 .Op Ar address_family
 .Oo
-.Ar address Ns Op Cm / Ns Ar prefixlength
+.Ar address
 .Op Ar dest_address
 .Oc
 .Op Ar parameters