diff --git a/share/man/man5/utmp.5 b/share/man/man5/utmp.5
index 55ad9b97000c..b28271e7185f 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/utmp.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/utmp.5
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ and
 .Xr who 1 .
 .Pp
 Next, the
-.Xr login
+.Xr login 1
 program opens the file
 .Nm wtmp ,
 and appends the user's