diff --git a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/dtrace/dtrace.1 b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/dtrace/dtrace.1
index e263b936700..25f86306bd7 100644
--- a/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/dtrace/dtrace.1
+++ b/cddl/contrib/opensolaris/cmd/dtrace/dtrace.1
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ to disallow the possibility of enabling destructive actions system-wide at any p
 Any attempts to enable destructive actions will cause
 .Nm
 to exit with a runtime error.
-.It Fl x Ar arg Op Ns = Ns value
+.It Fl x Ar arg Ns Op = Ns Ar value
 Enable or modify a DTrace runtime option or D compiler option.
 Boolean options are enabled by specifying their name.
 Options with values are set by separating the option name and value with an