diff --git a/man4/cpuid.4 b/man4/cpuid.4
index 4fcae3169..e1c0604ef 100644
--- a/man4/cpuid.4
+++ b/man4/cpuid.4
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ to load it explicitly before use:
 .PP
 .in +4n
 .EX
-$ \fImodprobe cpuid\fP
+$ modprobe cpuid
 .EE
 .in
 .PP