diff --git a/bin/cat/cat.1 b/bin/cat/cat.1
index 2608247e0c95..1f0f6b60a31c 100644
--- a/bin/cat/cat.1
+++ b/bin/cat/cat.1
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ operands are processed in command-line order.
 If
 .Ar file
 is a single dash
-.Pq Sq \&-
+.Pq Sq Fl
 or absent,
 .Nm
 reads from the standard input.