diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 36624c9..885b1e9 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ sysvinit (2.94) unreleased; urgency=low
       not risk over-writing internal variables which might get used for something
       else (it's rude and security risk). Set up "when" as its own buffer
       that has data from optargs and/or argv copied into it.
+    * Fixed typo in init.8 manual page.
 
 
 sysvinit (2.93) released; urgency=low
diff --git a/man/init.8 b/man/init.8
index cbfbf07..594784b 100644
--- a/man/init.8
+++ b/man/init.8
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ On receipt of this signals, init closes and re-opens its control fifo,
 .TP 0.5i
 .B SIGUSR2
 When init receives SIGUSR2, init closes and leaves the control fifo,
-\fB/run/initctl\f\P, closed. This may be used to make sure init is not
+\fB/run/initctl\fP, closed. This may be used to make sure init is not
 holding open any files. However, it also prevents init from switching
 runlevels. Which means commands like shutdown no longer work.
 The fifo can be re-opened by sending init the SIGUSR1 signal.