diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/read.2 b/lib/libc/sys/read.2
index 7a4487ea5934..d2173715aa16 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/read.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/read.2
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ points outside the allocated address space.
 An I/O error occurred while reading from the file system.
 .It Bq Er EINTR
 A read from a slow device
-(i.e. one that might block for an arbitrary amount of time)
+(i.e.\& one that might block for an arbitrary amount of time)
 was interrupted by the delivery of a signal
 before any data arrived.
 .It Bq Er EINVAL