diff --git a/man/man8/zfs-receive.8 b/man/man8/zfs-receive.8
index 011a0418d1b8..36bc53d7b182 100644
--- a/man/man8/zfs-receive.8
+++ b/man/man8/zfs-receive.8
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ Once the receive has completed, you can use
 .Nm zfs Cm set
 to change this setting after the fact.
 Similarly, you can receive a dataset as an encrypted child by specifying
-.Op Fl x Ar encryption
+.Fl x Sy encryption
 to force the property to be inherited.
 Overriding encryption properties (except for
 .Sy keylocation )