diff --git a/pkgconf.1 b/pkgconf.1
index 45179cf..1784870 100644
--- a/pkgconf.1
+++ b/pkgconf.1
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ command line. Dumps a series of trees denoting pkgconf's resolver state.
 Skip caching packages when they are loaded into the internal resolver.  This may
 result in an alternate dependency graph being computed.
 .It Fl -ignore-conflicts
-Ignore 'Conflicts' rules in modules.
+Ignore
+.Sq Conflicts
+rules in modules.
 .It Fl -env-only
 Learn about pkgconf's configuration strictly from environmental variables.
 .It Fl -maximum-traverse-depth Ns = Ns Ar DEPTH