diff --git a/man/man8/netconf.8 b/man/man8/netconf.8
index ac25429d4..be4526e72 100644
--- a/man/man8/netconf.8
+++ b/man/man8/netconf.8
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ netconf - a script to configure the network
 
 .B netconf
 .RB [\-H
-.RI <hostname> "]"
+.RI <hostname>
+.RB ]
 .RB \-i
 .RI <ip> 
 .RB \-n