diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml
index 197d8c1185..d523b15b2c 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ ldappasswd -D uid="$USER",ou=people,dc=example,dc=org \
 	  the <literal>security.bsd.see_other_uids</literal> sysctl
 	  value:</para>
 
-	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl security.bsd.see_other_uids=0</userinput>.</screen>
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl security.bsd.see_other_uids=0</userinput></screen>
       </caution>
 
       <para>A more flexible (and probably more secure) approach can be