diff --git a/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8 b/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8
index 8035b1979..62cc4cdde 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8
+++ b/appl/telnet/telnetd/telnetd.8
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ Only sent if
 is compiled with support for data encryption, and
 indicates a willingness to decrypt
 the data stream.
+.El
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 .Sh FILES
 .Pa /etc/services