diff --git a/man/man1/label.1 b/man/man1/label.1
index b48ad44d..1748b0be 100644
--- a/man/man1/label.1
+++ b/man/man1/label.1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ When unrooted file names are plumbed in the window,
 they are evaluated relative to the directory named in the label.
 .PP
 The label may have a suffix
-BI /- sysname \fR,
+.BI /- sysname \fR,
 which is not interpreted as part of the directory during plumbing.
 .I Awd
 sets the window name to the current directory with a