diff --git a/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8 b/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8
index 31b125b023..23cb101b93 100644
--- a/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8
+++ b/doc/man/man8/slapadd.8
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ If the LDIF input represents a syncrepl consumer replica,
 promote it to the syncrepl provider's content after adding
 the entries.
 .TP
-.BI	\-r
+.BI \-r
 If the LDIF input represents a syncrepl provider replica,
 demote it to the syncrepl consumer replica after adding
 the entries.