diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index b03b9ed25d..778332bedf 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -4307,7 +4307,7 @@ Can also be used as a primitive luma-only deinterlacer with very low CPU
 usage.
 .PD 0
 .RSs
-.IPs <f>\ 
+.IPs <f>\ \ 
 By default, halfpack averages pairs of lines when downsampling.
 Any value different from 0 or 1 gives the default (averaging) behavior.
 .RSss