diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 07ab4dce9f..94a031857e 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ dvb://[card_number@]channel
 .br
 .B mplayer
 mf://filemask
-[-mf options] [options]
+[\-mf options] [options]
 .
 .br
 .B mplayer