diff --git a/man5/nscd.conf.5 b/man5/nscd.conf.5
index 308533bb0..36892b998 100644
--- a/man5/nscd.conf.5
+++ b/man5/nscd.conf.5
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ for
 .I passwd
 or
 .I group
-.IR service ,
-then the
+service, then the
 .I .byname
 requests are not added to
 .IR passwd.byuid