diff --git a/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
index e5ec24da470f..1af28d86f38b 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/nsswitch.conf.5
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ compat
 .It group_compat
 nis
 .It hosts
-dns files
+files dns
 .It passwd
 compat
 .It passwd_compat