diff --git a/src/java.base/share/man/java.1 b/src/java.base/share/man/java.1
index 5896a073043..58e4faf17c3 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/man/java.1
+++ b/src/java.base/share/man/java.1
@@ -4825,7 +4825,7 @@ level to a file called \f[V]gc.txt\f[R] with no decorations.
 The default configuration for all other messages at level
 \f[V]warning\f[R] is still in effect.
 .TP
-\f[V]-Xlog:gc=trace:file=gctrace.txt:uptimemillis,pids:filecount=5,filesize=1024\f[R]
+\f[V]-Xlog:gc=trace:file=gctrace.txt:uptimemillis,pid:filecount=5,filesize=1024\f[R]
 Logs messages tagged with the \f[V]gc\f[R] tag using the \f[V]trace\f[R]
 level to a rotating file set with 5 files with size 1 MB with the base
 name \f[V]gctrace.txt\f[R] and uses decorations \f[V]uptimemillis\f[R]