diff --git a/doc/man1/task.1 b/doc/man1/task.1
index da8270a9b..8a1a671c5 100644
--- a/doc/man1/task.1
+++ b/doc/man1/task.1
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ task ... due:fri
 .RE
 
 .SS FREQUENCIES
-Recurrence periods Task supports several ways of specifying the
+Recurrence periods. Task supports several ways of specifying the
 .I frequency
 of recurring tasks.