diff --git a/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3 b/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3
index 5c45e4c4fe38..3a3555b2c00b 100644
--- a/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3
+++ b/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: crypt.3,v 1.25 2012/01/02 18:06:37 wiz Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: crypt.3,v 1.26 2012/03/01 21:31:10 wiz Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1991, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -403,5 +403,5 @@ Before
 returned either
 .Dv NULL
 or
-.Dv :
+.Dv \&:
 on error.