diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.1 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.1
index daffb8bc042..8305cf45944 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.1
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm example
-.Nd "example command manual page"
+.Nd example command manual page
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
 .Op Fl abc
diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.3 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.3
index 22c398e0491..a1e47b34064 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.3
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.3
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm example
-.Nd "example library function manual page"
+.Nd example library function manual page
 .Sh LIBRARY
 .\" Note: list of available libraries is available in mdoc(7)
 .Lb libc
diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
index a51d9ca9262..534444b05ab 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm example
-.Nd "example device driver manual page"
+.Nd example device driver manual page
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 To compile the driver into the kernel,
 place the following lines in the
diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.9 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.9
index f105f7465f2..3e56aa4ad89 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.9
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.9
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm example
-.Nd "example kernel interface manual page"
+.Nd example kernel interface manual page
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .In sys/example.h
 .Ft int