diff --git a/man1/ldd.1 b/man1/ldd.1
index 014f12fc8..6dd409b5c 100644
--- a/man1/ldd.1
+++ b/man1/ldd.1
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ prints the shared libraries required by each program or shared library
 specified on the command line.
 .SH OPTIONS
 .TP
-.B \-V\ \-\-version
+.B \-\-version
 Print the version number of
 .BR ldd .
 .TP