diff --git a/man5/motd.5 b/man5/motd.5
index bacab3b0b..839c1c346 100644
--- a/man5/motd.5
+++ b/man5/motd.5
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The abbreviation "motd" stands for "message of the day", and this file
 has been traditionally used for exactly that (it requires much less disk
 space than mail to all users).
 .SH FILES
-/etc/motd
+.I /etc/motd
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR login (1),
 .BR issue (5)