diff --git a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
index 5d836380..83a399e1 100644
--- a/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
+++ b/doc/pacman.conf.5.txt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Options
 	*NOTE*: this is an absolute path, the root path is not automatically
 	prepended.
 
-*LogFile =* '/path/to/file'::
+*LogFile =* /path/to/file::
 	Overrides the default location of the pacman log file. A typical default
 	is +{localstatedir}/log/pacman.log+. This is an absolute path and the root directory
 	is not prepended.