diff --git a/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Cart_shift.3in b/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Cart_shift.3in
index 142e4b6a8cf..9b1de40a971 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Cart_shift.3in
+++ b/ompi/mpi/man/man3/MPI_Cart_shift.3in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Depending on the periodicity of the Cartesian group in the specified coordinate
 .nf
   \&....
   C find process rank
-        CALL MPI_COMM_RANK(comm, rank, ierr))
+        CALL MPI_COMM_RANK(comm, rank, ierr)
   C find Cartesian coordinates
         CALL MPI_CART_COORDS(comm, rank, maxdims, coords,
                              ierr)