diff --git a/man7/ddp.7 b/man7/ddp.7
index 4f470ddf1..4f82b51fb 100644
--- a/man7/ddp.7
+++ b/man7/ddp.7
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ interfaces exist since Linux 2.2.
 .SH NOTES
 Be very careful with the
 .B SO_BROADCAST
-option \- it is not privileged in Linux.
+option; it is not privileged in Linux.
 It is easy to overload the network
 with careless sending to broadcast addresses.
 .SS Compatibility