diff --git a/doc/man/man5/ldif.5 b/doc/man/man5/ldif.5
index c53df77cb6..62f63174a9 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/ldif.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/ldif.5
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ in the file /tmp/value would be listed like this:
 .LP
 .nf
 .ft tt
-	cn:< file://tmp/value
+	cn:< file:///tmp/value
 .ft
 .fi
 Other URI schemes (ftp,http) may be supported as well.