diff --git a/src/uu/paste/paste.md b/src/uu/paste/paste.md
index 26744cbfb..741605888 100644
--- a/src/uu/paste/paste.md
+++ b/src/uu/paste/paste.md
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ paste [OPTIONS] [FILE]...
 ```
 
 Write lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines from each
-`FILE`, separated by `TABs`, to standard output.
+`FILE`, separated by `TAB`s, to standard output.