diff --git a/man8/ldconfig.8 b/man8/ldconfig.8
index c969e87f4..5edd01d42 100644
--- a/man8/ldconfig.8
+++ b/man8/ldconfig.8
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ is also specified, links are still updated.
 Print the lists of directories and candidate libraries stored in
 the current cache.
 .TP
-.B \-r root
+.BI "\-r  " root
 Change to and use
 .I root
 as the root directory.