diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/kgdb/kgdb.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/kgdb/kgdb.1
index cba7368ab77d..1b7ffba6a687 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/kgdb/kgdb.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/gdb/kgdb/kgdb.1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ option of
 This is useful when running
 .Nm
 in Emacs.
-.Fl v
+.It Fl v
 Increase verbosity.
 .It Fl d Ar crashdir
 Use