diff --git a/src/avrdude.1 b/src/avrdude.1
index 02ac904e..3503686c 100644
--- a/src/avrdude.1
+++ b/src/avrdude.1
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ Leave terminal mode and thus
 .Pp
 The terminal commands below may only be implemented on some specific programmers, and may therefore not be available in the help menu.
 .Bl -tag -offset indent -width indent
-.It pgerase memory addr
+.It Ar pgerase memory addr
 Erase one page of the memory specified.
 .It Ar send b1 b2 b3 b4
 Send raw instruction codes to the AVR device.  If you need access to a