--- a/ifscheme.8
+++ b/ifscheme.8
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 .B --scheme newscheme
 Change to a new network configuration scheme.
 When the scheme is changed, network interfaces that were using the old scheme
-will be taken down and brought back up to use the new configuration scheme. -s
-or --scheme are mandatory if newscheme begins with a -.
+will be taken down and brought back up to use the new configuration scheme. \-s
+or \-\-scheme are mandatory if newscheme begins with a \-.
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 To make the program do anything useful when a scheme is selected, you must
 edit /etc/network/interfaces to add a mapping for the interface (or