diff --git a/man8/ldconfig.8 b/man8/ldconfig.8
index d4e240282..9d9f5d2e3 100644
--- a/man8/ldconfig.8
+++ b/man8/ldconfig.8
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ is also specified, links are still updated.
 Print the lists of directories and candidate libraries stored in
 the current cache.
 .TP
-.BI "\-r  " root
+.BI "\-r " root
 Change to and use
 .I root
 as the root directory.