diff --git a/xargs/xargs.1 b/xargs/xargs.1
index 23faec92..ef1f08f0 100644
--- a/xargs/xargs.1
+++ b/xargs/xargs.1
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ If the
 .I replace-str
 argument is missing, the effect is the same as
 .BR \-I {}.
-This option is deprecated; use
+The
+.B \-i
+option is deprecated; use
 .B \-I
 instead.
 .TP