diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-sql.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-sql.5
index fd2c9f6003..7048ce96f3 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-sql.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-sql.5
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ The default is
 The statement that is used to delete an existing entry's ID
 from table \fIldap_objclasses\fP; see "METAINFORMATION USED" for details.
 The default is
-\fB""DELETE FROM ldap_entry_objclasses WHERE entry_id=?"\fP.
+\fB"DELETE FROM ldap_entry_objclasses WHERE entry_id=?"\fP.
 
 .RE
 .SH HELPER CONFIGURATION