diff --git a/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3 b/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3
index 69c36a741cb..bdaa6fca1ca 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdtime/strptime.3
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ are left untouched.
 For example, if
 .Fa format
 is
-.Dq Ql "%H:%M:%S" ,
+.Dq Li "%H:%M:%S" ,
 only
 .Va tm_hour ,
 .Va tm_sec