diff --git a/man2/splice.2 b/man2/splice.2
index 333f96e47..6d29d3dd8 100644
--- a/man2/splice.2
+++ b/man2/splice.2
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ was not NULL, but the corresponding file descriptor refers to a pipe.
 .SH VERSIONS
 The
 .BR splice (2)
-system call first appeared in Linux-2.6.17.
+system call first appeared in Linux 2.6.17.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 This system call is Linux specific.
 .SH NOTES