diff --git a/strace.1 b/strace.1
index f40add8b..6d5bcbad 100644
--- a/strace.1
+++ b/strace.1
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ options can be used to attach to many processes.
 .TP
 .BI "\-P " path
 Trace only system calls accessing
-.I path.
+.IR path .
 Multiple
 .B \-P
 options can be used to specify several paths.