diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.xml
index fa4e2609b2..9f6bb1c207 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.xml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ psm0: model Generic PS/2 mouse, device ID 0</programlisting>
     <para>The <option>-k</option> flag, when passed to &man.man.1;
       can be used to provide useful information.  For example, to
       display a list of manual pages which contain the specified
-      word::</para>
+      word:</para>
 
     <screen>&prompt.root; man -k <replaceable>Atheros</replaceable></screen>