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diff --git a/doc/man/emacs.1.in b/doc/man/emacs.1.in
index e1190cf4604..5a164e98cd3 100644
--- a/doc/man/emacs.1.in
+++ b/doc/man/emacs.1.in
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ The editor will send messages to stderr.
 You must use \-l and \-f options to specify files to execute
 and functions to call.
 .TP
-.BI \-\-script= "file"
+.BI \-\-script " file"
 Run
 .I file
 as an Emacs Lisp script.