diff --git a/bin/dig/dig.docbook b/bin/dig/dig.docbook
index 7a4afed666..ac03478a3e 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dig.docbook
+++ b/bin/dig/dig.docbook
@@ -816,8 +816,8 @@
 	  <term><option>+[no]ednsopt[=code[:value]]</option></term>
 	  <listitem>
 	    <para>
-	      Specify EDNS option with code point <option>code</code>
-	      and optionally payload of <option>value</value> as a
+	      Specify EDNS option with code point <option>code</option>
+	      and optionally payload of <option>value</option> as a
 	      hexadecimal string.  <option>+noednsopt</option>
 	      clears the EDNS options to to be sent.
 	    </para>