diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index e2e2eac228..82cedc5870 100644
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
             <row>
               <entry><literal>%t</literal></entry>
               <entry>System or user runtime directory</entry>
-              <entry>In --user mode, this is the same <varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>, and <filename>/run</filename> otherwise.</entry>
+              <entry>In <option>--user</option> mode, this is the same <varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>, and <filename>/run</filename> otherwise.</entry>
             </row>
             <row>
               <entry><literal>%T</literal></entry>