diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.access.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.access.5
index 11b0a7fc8b..4b048d4613 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.access.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.access.5
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ To match the desired subtree, the rule would be more precisely
 written:
 .LP
 .nf
-	access to dn.regex="^(.+,)?dc=example,dc=com$$"
+	access to dn.regex="^(.+,)?dc=example,dc=com$"
 		by ...
 .fi
 .LP