diff --git a/chmod.1 b/chmod.1
index ee7a849..c05d886 100644
--- a/chmod.1
+++ b/chmod.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ chmod \- change file mode
 .P
 .B chmod
 .RB [ \-Rr ]
-.RB [ ugoa ][ +-= ][ rwxs ]
+.RB [ ugoa ]*[ +-= ][ rwxs ]*
 .RI [ file ...]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B chmod