diff --git a/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc b/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc
index 20a6da37..f579c39e 100644
--- a/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc
+++ b/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ saved position.
 SUBCOMMAND
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 *cancel* <path>|<device>::
-If a scrub is running on the filesystem identified by 'path>' cancel it.
+If a scrub is running on the filesystem identified by 'path' cancel it.
 +
 If a 'device' is specified, the corresponding filesystem is found and
 *btrfs scrub cancel* behaves as if it was called on that filesystem.