1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libutil/login.conf.5 b/lib/libutil/login.conf.5
index 820333731130..b4c96f298767 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/login.conf.5
+++ b/lib/libutil/login.conf.5
@@ -74,8 +74,11 @@ All names but the last should be in lower case and contain no blanks;
 the last name may contain upper case characters and blanks for
 readability.
 .Pp
-Note that since a colon `:' is used to separate capability entries,
-a \\c escape sequence must be used to embed a literal colon in the
+Note that since a colon
+.Pq Ql :\&
+is used to separate capability entries, a
+.Ql \ec
+escape sequence must be used to embed a literal colon in the
 value or name of a capability.
 .Pp
 The default