diff --git a/doc/openvpn.8 b/doc/openvpn.8
index f29b72f4..a9f5db7c 100644
--- a/doc/openvpn.8
+++ b/doc/openvpn.8
@@ -2735,9 +2735,9 @@ DEFAULT_DIR is replaced by the default plug-in directory,
 which is configured at the build time of OpenVPN.  CWD is the
 current directory where OpenVPN was started or the directory
 OpenVPN have swithed into via the
-.B\-\-cd
+.B \-\-cd
 option before the
-.B\-\-plugin
+.B \-\-plugin
 option.
 
 For more information and examples on how to build OpenVPN