diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man b/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man
index 0e741e148bef..7d64b4c4970b 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/man/man/man.man
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ information.
 Equivalent to
 .Nm whatis .
 .It Fl h
-Print a one line help message and exit.
+Print a help message and exit.
 .It Fl k
 Equivalent to
 .Nm apropos .