diff --git a/man2/splice.2 b/man2/splice.2
index 035aac4ef..b9b4f4292 100644
--- a/man2/splice.2
+++ b/man2/splice.2
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ in
 and the description of
 .B TCP_CORK
 in
-.BR tcp (7))
+.BR tcp (7)).
 .TP
 .B SPLICE_F_GIFT
 Unused for