diff --git a/usr.bin/telnet/telnet.1 b/usr.bin/telnet/telnet.1
index b745ffabacd..84887079e26 100644
--- a/usr.bin/telnet/telnet.1
+++ b/usr.bin/telnet/telnet.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: telnet.1,v 1.64 2020/01/16 16:46:47 schwarze Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: telnet.1,v 1.65 2025/10/23 05:34:09 jsg Exp $
 .\"	$NetBSD: telnet.1,v 1.5 1996/02/28 21:04:12 thorpej Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1993
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\"
 .\"	from: @(#)telnet.1	8.4 (Berkeley) 2/3/94
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 16 2020 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: October 23 2025 $
 .Dt TELNET 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1108,8 +1108,8 @@ The user's login
 name is propagated through the
 .Dv TELNET ENVIRON
 option.
-This command is the same as specifying
-.Ar a
+This command is the same as specifying the
+.Fl a
 option on the
 .Ic open
 command.