diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
index 8ab97768b5b5..7ee51f778684 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Self explanatory.
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-manual page example first appeared in
+device driver first appeared in
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