diff --git a/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1 b/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1
index 137cb63ff6..5c113efa58 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/ldapdelete.1
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Use verbose mode, with many diagnostics written to standard output.
 Use Kerberos IV authentication instead of simple authentication.  It is
 assumed that you already have a valid ticket granting ticket. This option
 only has effect if
-. B ldapdelete
+.B ldapdelete
 is compiled with Kerberos support.
 .TP
 .B \-K