diff --git a/usr.bin/sort/sort.1 b/usr.bin/sort/sort.1
index 1d206b8d28a2..0a9768f9238a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sort/sort.1
+++ b/usr.bin/sort/sort.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: sort.1,v 1.21 2003/02/25 10:35:55 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: sort.1,v 1.22 2003/06/27 09:15:55 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ temporary files.
 .Bl -tag -width outputNUMBER+some -compact
 .It Pa /tmp/sort.*
 Default temporary files.
-.It Pa Ar output Ns NUMBER
+.It Ar output Ns NUMBER
 Temporary file which is used for output if
 .Ar output
 already exists.