diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 70b6faf94..61fc422c5 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ File containing a compiled list of directories in which to search for
 libraries and an ordered list of candidate libraries.
 .TP
 .I /etc/ld.so.preload
-File containing a whitespace separated list of ELF shared libraries to
+File containing a whitespace-separated list of ELF shared libraries to
 be loaded before the program.
 .TP
 .B lib*.so*