diff --git a/usr.bin/truss/truss.1 b/usr.bin/truss/truss.1
index d5343257f13d..7e8c5ecb0130 100644
--- a/usr.bin/truss/truss.1
+++ b/usr.bin/truss/truss.1
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 .Op Fl faedDS
 .Op Fl o Ar file
 .Op Fl s Ar strsize
-command
-.Op args
+.Ar command Op Ar args
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ is 32.
 Follow the process specified by
 .Ar pid
 instead of a new command.
-.It Ar command Op args
+.It Ar command Op Ar args
 Execute
 .Ar command
 and trace the system calls of it.