diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.docbook b/bin/dig/dig.docbook
index 7d6006b36a..d5daef4253 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.docbook
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.docbook
@@ -582,9 +582,7 @@
 	  <listitem>
 	    <para>
 	      Ignore truncation in UDP responses instead of retrying
-	      with TCP.
-	       By
-	      default, TCP retries are performed.
+	      with TCP.  By default, TCP retries are performed.
 	    </para>
 	  </listitem>
 	</varlistentry>