diff --git a/bin/dig/host.rst b/bin/dig/host.rst
index fa6c655170..8e855c36fc 100644
--- a/bin/dig/host.rst
+++ b/bin/dig/host.rst
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Options
    This option prints debugging traces, and is equivalent to the ``-v`` verbose option.
 
 ``-l``
-   This option tells ``named` to list the zone, meaning the ``host`` command performs a zone transfer of zone
+   This option tells ``named`` to list the zone, meaning the ``host`` command performs a zone transfer of zone
    ``name`` and prints out the NS, PTR, and address records (A/AAAA).
 
    Together, the ``-l -a`` options print all records in the zone.
diff --git a/doc/man/host.1in b/doc/man/host.1in
index 9217d3cb8a..824b0cf9c4 100644
--- a/doc/man/host.1in
+++ b/doc/man/host.1in
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ found for the zone.
 This option prints debugging traces, and is equivalent to the \fB\-v\fP verbose option.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-l\fP
-This option tells \fBnamed\(ga to list the zone, meaning the \(ga\(gahost\fP command performs a zone transfer of zone
+This option tells \fBnamed\fP to list the zone, meaning the \fBhost\fP command performs a zone transfer of zone
 \fBname\fP and prints out the NS, PTR, and address records (A/AAAA).
 .sp
 Together, the \fB\-l \-a\fP options print all records in the zone.