diff --git a/man3/newlocale.3 b/man3/newlocale.3
index 24fa8b723..e05d5af1d 100644
--- a/man3/newlocale.3
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@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ POSIX.1-2008.
 Each locale object created by
 .BR newlocale ()
 should be deallocated using
-.BR freelocale (3).
+.BR freelocale ().
 .SH EXAMPLE
 The program below takes up to two command-line arguments,
 which each identify locales.