diff --git a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8 b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
index 752eb4ff4b83..d9072872bc2b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pw/pw.8
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ A new home directory at
 is created if it does not already exist.
 Finally, a random password is generated and displayed:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-pw useradd -n gsmith -c "Glurmo Smith" -s /bin/csh -m -w random
+pw useradd -n gsmith -c "Glurmo Smith" -s csh -m -w random
 .Ed
 .Pp
 Delete the gsmith user and their home directory, including contents.