diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7
index 654dd6071..5204d6b6e 100644
--- a/man7/man-pages.7
+++ b/man7/man-pages.7
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ with a blank line before and after the command, for example
 .PP
 .in +4n
 .EX
-man 7 man-pages
+man 7 man\-pages
 .EE
 .in
 .PP