diff --git a/linkchecker.1 b/linkchecker.1
index 76cae91c..6a7cc418 100644
--- a/linkchecker.1
+++ b/linkchecker.1
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Specify output type as \fItext\fP, \fIcolored\fP, \fIhtml\fP, \fIsql\fP,
 Default type is \fItext\fP.
 .TP
 \fB-p \fIpwd\fP, \fB--password=\fIpwd\fP
-Try the password \fIpwd\fB for HTTP and FTP authorization.
+Try the password \fIpwd\fP for HTTP and FTP authorization.
 The default password is \fIguest@\fP. See also \fB-u\fP.
 .TP
 \fB-P \fIsecs\fP, \fB--pause=\fIsecs\fP