diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 572c03dfe..2445dab90 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ print all debugging information (except
 and
 .IR unused ;
 see below).
-Setting this variable to
-.BR help
-does not run the specified program,
+Specifying
+.IR help
+in the value of this variable does not run the specified program,
 and displays a help message about which categories can be specified in this
 environment variable.
 The categories are: