diff --git a/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1 b/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1
index d3f7c2d7ec3..494772dd737 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1
+++ b/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ The process id.
 The file number in the per-process open file table or one of the following
 special names:
 .Pp
-.Bd -ragged -offset indent -compact
+.Bd -literal -ragged -offset indent -compact
 text	- executable text inode
 wd 	- current working directory
 root	- root inode