diff --git a/usr.bin/colldef/colldef.1 b/usr.bin/colldef/colldef.1
index 8136b4fcdd89..6a1edb1281ac 100644
--- a/usr.bin/colldef/colldef.1
+++ b/usr.bin/colldef/colldef.1
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ are permitted in its usual C-language meaning
 .It
 The symbol chain (for example:
 .Ar abc ,
-.Ar <letterA><letterB> ,
-.Ar \exf1\exf2 )
+.Ar <letterA><letterB>c ,
+.Ar \exf1b\exf2 )
 .It
 The symbol range (for example,
 .Ar a;...;z )