diff --git a/doc/man/man1/scontrol.1 b/doc/man/man1/scontrol.1
index d52ec39c4944b59e67f9a36c0fb3ea34045b13b4..c9911d547c56e0648d1a805b39d5a54fdeebf147 100644
--- a/doc/man/man1/scontrol.1
+++ b/doc/man/man1/scontrol.1
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ Set the job's workload characterization key to the specified value.
 
 .TP
 \fBSPECIFICATIONS FOR SHOW COMMAND, JOBS\fR
-\.LP
+.LP
 
 The "show" command, when used with the "job" or "job <jobid>"
 entity displays detailed information about a job or jobs.  Much of