diff --git a/man/cppcheck.1.xml b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
index 078ca82c2..8ada3c968 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck.1.xml
+++ b/man/cppcheck.1.xml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ default.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><option>-I <dir></option></term>
+        <term><option>-I &lt;dir&gt;</option></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Give include path. Give several -I parameters to give several paths. First given path is checked first. If paths are relative to source 
 files, this is not needed.</para>