diff --git a/share/man/man9/style.9 b/share/man/man9/style.9
index 5d63066da84..fcf1a07a430 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/style.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/style.9
@@ -545,10 +545,14 @@ approximately
 compliant in the repository must not diverge from compliance.
 .Pp
 Whenever possible, code should be run through a code checker
-(e.g., "gcc -Wall" or xlint(1)) and produce minimal warnings.
+(e.g.,
+.Xr lint 1
+or
+"gcc -Wall") and produce minimal warnings.
 
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr indent 1 ,
+.Xr lint 1 ,
 .Xr err 3 ,
 .Xr sysexits 3 ,
 .Xr warn 3