diff --git a/qgis_help.1 b/qgis_help.1
index 31a1161fb56..06721f6bea4 100644
--- a/qgis_help.1
+++ b/qgis_help.1
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ to view help files.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 qgis(1)
 .SH AUTHOR
-This manual page was written by Jürgen Fischer <jef@norbit.de>.
+This manual page was written by J\[:u]rgen Fischer <jef@norbit.de>.