diff --git a/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3 b/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3
index 56640e77d5..b7fe72bd4f 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3
+++ b/doc/man/man3/ldap_get_option.3
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ must be
 .BR "char ***" .
 The caller must not free or otherwise muck with it.
 .TP
-.B LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_NOCANON	
+.B LDAP_OPT_X_SASL_NOCANON
 Sets/gets the NOCANON flag.
 When unset, the hostname is canonicalized.
 .BR invalue