diff --git a/man2/epoll_ctl.2 b/man2/epoll_ctl.2
index d974553d0..9d3e78d59 100644
--- a/man2/epoll_ctl.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_ctl.2
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct epoll_event {
 The
 .I events
 member is a bit set composed using the following available event
-types :
+types:
 .TP
 .B EPOLLIN
 The associated file is available for