diff --git a/man2/nanosleep.2 b/man2/nanosleep.2
index c63abc2c6..c4a3939b3 100644
--- a/man2/nanosleep.2
+++ b/man2/nanosleep.2
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct timespec {
 The value of the nanoseconds field must be in the range 0 to 999999999.
 
 Compared to
-.BR sleep  (3)
+.BR sleep (3)
 and
 .BR usleep (3),
 .BR nanosleep ()