diff --git a/doc/qbittorrent.1 b/doc/qbittorrent.1
index e5e50af77..571b258a8 100644
--- a/doc/qbittorrent.1
+++ b/doc/qbittorrent.1
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ qBittorrent \- a Bittorrent client written in C++ / Qt4
 
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
 
-\fBqbittorrent\fR [--no-splash] [TORRENT_FILE | URL]...
+\fBqbittorrent\fR [\-\-no-splash] [TORRENT_FILE | URL]...
 
 \fBqbittorrent\fR \-\-help