diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 8cb7dbc24da..9e51b0b1fa0 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ is empty.
 .Pp
 For example, the following configuration
 .Bd -literal
-ipv6_prefix_ed0="2001:db8:1:: 2001:db8:2::"
+ipv6_prefix_ed0="2001:db8:1:0 2001:db8:2:0"
 .Ed
 .Pp
 is equivalent to the following: