diff --git a/doc/man1/rigctld.1 b/doc/man1/rigctld.1
index 187ecfce1..b8bd84949 100644
--- a/doc/man1/rigctld.1
+++ b/doc/man1/rigctld.1
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ default protocol from the shell prompt:
 .PP
 .in +4n
 .EX
-$ \fBecho "\\set_freq 14266000" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532\P
+$ \fBecho "\\set_freq 14266000" | nc -w 1 localhost 4532\fP
 .EE
 .in
 .