diff --git a/man7/ipv6.7 b/man7/ipv6.7
index 932f5435e..95ec76778 100644
--- a/man7/ipv6.7
+++ b/man7/ipv6.7
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ to and from an IPv6 address or an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address.
 The argument is a pointer to a boolean value in an integer.
 
 The default value for this flag is defined by the contents of the file
-.BR /proc/sys/net/ipv6/bindv6only .
+.IR /proc/sys/net/ipv6/bindv6only .
 The default value for that file is 0 (false).
 .\" FLOWLABEL_MGR, FLOWINFO_SEND
 .SH VERSIONS