diff --git a/kdc/hpropd.8 b/kdc/hpropd.8
index cabec0dfb..3fa283ac4 100644
--- a/kdc/hpropd.8
+++ b/kdc/hpropd.8
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ receive a propagated database
 .Fl -keytab= Ns Ar keytab Oc
 .Xc
 .Op Fl 4 | Fl -v4dump
-.Xc
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
 receives databases sent by