diff --git a/man/runc-ps.8.md b/man/runc-ps.8.md
index d60634714..49a2d56c2 100644
--- a/man/runc-ps.8.md
+++ b/man/runc-ps.8.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    runc ps - ps displays the processes running inside a container
 
 # SYNOPSIS
-   runc ps [command options] <container-id> [-- ps options]
+   runc ps [command options] <container-id> [ps options]
 
 # OPTIONS
    --format value, -f value     select one of: table(default) or json
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 The default format is table.  The following will output the processes of a container
 in json format:
 
-    # runc ps -f json
+    # runc ps -f json <container-id>