diff --git a/misc-utils/logger.1 b/misc-utils/logger.1
index e22ffbecb..e972a0a4b 100644
--- a/misc-utils/logger.1
+++ b/misc-utils/logger.1
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ inside of \fIMSGID\fR. This option is only used if \fB\-\-rfc5424\fR is
 specified as well. Otherwise, it is silently ignored.
 
 .TP
-.BR \-\--size " \fIsize
+.BR \-\-size " \fIsize
 Sets the maximum permitted message size to \fIsize\fR. The default
 is 1KiB characters, which is the limit traditionally used and specified
 in RFC 3164. With RFC 5424, this limit has become flexible. A good assumption