diff --git a/man4/console_codes.4 b/man4/console_codes.4
index 378456f43..f3aa3f147 100644
--- a/man4/console_codes.4
+++ b/man4/console_codes.4
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ HT (0x09, ^I) goes to the next tab stop or to the end of the line
 if there is no earlier tab stop;
 .HP
 LF (0x0A, ^J), VT (0x0B, ^K) and FF (0x0C, ^L) all give a linefeed,
-and if LF/NL (new line mode) is set also a carriage return;
+and if LF/NL (new-line mode) is set also a carriage return;
 .HP
 CR (0x0D, ^M) gives a carriage return;
 .HP