diff --git a/man7/cgroups.7 b/man7/cgroups.7
index d640210f0..2285725aa 100644
--- a/man7/cgroups.7
+++ b/man7/cgroups.7
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ all threads in the process).
 .\"
 .SS Mounting v1 controllers
 The use of cgroups requires a kernel built with the
-.BR CONFIG_CGROUP\option.
+.BR CONFIG_CGROUP
+option.
 In addition, each of the v1 controllers has an associated
 configuration option that must be set in order to employ that controller.