diff --git a/man3/perror.3 b/man3/perror.3
index ae271f343..e3eec1da3 100644
--- a/man3/perror.3
+++ b/man3/perror.3
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ perror \- print a system error message
 .PP
 .B #include <errno.h>
 .PP
-.BI "const char * const " sys_errlist [];
+.BI "const char *const " sys_errlist [];
 .BI "int " sys_nerr ;
 .BI "int " errno ";       \fR/* Not really declared this way; see errno(3) */"
 .fi