diff --git a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/textual.scrbl b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/textual.scrbl
index 62e68516cd..3c60dab6ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/textual.scrbl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-doc/scribblings/style/textual.scrbl
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Do not use tab characters in your code.  Tabs make it hard to use textual
 @itemlist[
 @item{in DrRacket: you are all set. It doesn't insert tabs.}
 @item{in Emacs: add @tt{(setq indent-tabs-mode nil)} to your emacs initialization file.}
-@item{in vi: @tt{:set expandtab}1.}
+@item{in vi: @tt{:set expandtab}}
 ]
 
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