diff --git a/man/man8/zfs.8 b/man/man8/zfs.8
index 364daad528..d5eeed2fcc 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs.8
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ zfs \- configures ZFS file systems
 
 .LP
 .nf
-+\fBzfs\fR \fBset\fR \fIproperty\fR=\fIvalue\fR... \fIfilesystem\fR|\fIvolume\fR|\fIsnapshot\fR...
+\fBzfs\fR \fBset\fR \fIproperty\fR=\fIvalue\fR... \fIfilesystem\fR|\fIvolume\fR|\fIsnapshot\fR...
 .fi
 
 .LP