diff --git a/chronyd.8.in b/chronyd.8.in
index 954bfdd..85e26bd 100644
--- a/chronyd.8.in
+++ b/chronyd.8.in
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ stopped.
 This option sets the name of the system user to which \fBchronyd\fR will switch
 after start in order to drop root privileges.  It overrides the \fBuser\fR
 directive (default \fB@DEFAULT_USER@\fR).  It may be set to a non-root user
-only when \fBchronyd\fR@ is compiled with support for Linux capabilities
+only when \fBchronyd\fR is compiled with support for Linux capabilities
 (libcap).
 .TP
 .B \-q