diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/xbps-install.1 b/bin/xbps-install/xbps-install.1
index d4668c0c..c092d9d7 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/xbps-install.1
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/xbps-install.1
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ if no package is depending on it directly.
 .No See Fl -mode Sy auto No in Xr xbps-pkgdb 1 .
 .It Fl C, Fl -config Ar dir
 Specifies a path to the XBPS configuration directory.
-If the first character is not '\/' then it's a relative path of
+If the first character is not '/' then it's a relative path of
 .Ar rootdir .
 .It Fl c, Fl -cachedir Ar dir
 Specifies a path to the cache directory, where binary packages are stored.
-If the first character is not '\/' then it's a relative path of
+If the first character is not '/' then it's a relative path of
 .Ar rootdir .
 .It Fl d, Fl -debug
 Enables extra debugging shown to stderr.