diff --git a/xargs/xargs.1 b/xargs/xargs.1
index 66dcfde0..60ef0bef 100644
--- a/xargs/xargs.1
+++ b/xargs/xargs.1
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ protected with double or single quotes or a backslash) or newlines,
 and executes the
 .I command
 (default is
-.IR /bin/echo )
+.IR echo )
 one or more times with any
 .I initial-arguments
 followed by items read from standard input.  Blank lines on the