diff --git a/usr.bin/rdist/rdist.1 b/usr.bin/rdist/rdist.1
index 7ea0d1587d2..221777332ab 100644
--- a/usr.bin/rdist/rdist.1
+++ b/usr.bin/rdist/rdist.1
@@ -424,7 +424,9 @@ Source files must reside on the local host where
 .Nm
 is executed.
 .Pp
-There is no easy way to have a special command executed after all files
+There is no easy way to have a 
+.Ic special 
+command executed after all files
 in a directory have been updated.
 .Pp
 Variable expansion only works for name lists; there should be a general macro