diff --git a/share/man/man7/hier.7 b/share/man/man7/hier.7
index f7210ba171f..36506a2d8ca 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/hier.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/hier.7
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ see
 .Pp
 .It Pa lib/
 shared and archive
-.Xr ar 1 Ns \-type
+.Xr ar 1 Ns -type
 libraries
 .Bl -tag -width Fl -compact
 .It Pa aout/