diff --git a/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1 b/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1
index 60526fae8c0..449269e4196 100644
--- a/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1
+++ b/usr.bin/chpass/chpass.1
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ This field may be filled in with either a number or a group name (see
 The
 .Ar class
 field references class descriptions in
-.Ar /etc/login.conf
+.Pa /etc/login.conf
 and is typically used to initialize the user's system resource limits
 when they login.
 .Pp