diff --git a/share/man/man4/ip.4 b/share/man/man4/ip.4
index 6aa5f55e36f..593473bf5b7 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/ip.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ip.4
@@ -425,6 +425,6 @@ If the
 .Dv IP_HDRINCL
 option is in use,
 .Fx 4.2
-and above expect
+and above expect the
 .Dq Li ip_id
 field in host byte order.