diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/tail.1 b/usr.bin/tail/tail.1
index 453baa2c3946..6749e0b79f91 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tail/tail.1
+++ b/usr.bin/tail/tail.1
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ The
 option is the same as the
 .Fl f
 option if reading from standard input rather than a file.
-.It Fl n Ar number, Fl -lines Ns = Ns Ar number
+.It Fl n Ar number , Fl -lines Ns = Ns Ar number
 The location is
 .Ar number
 lines.