diff --git a/doc/man/cockpit-ws.xml b/doc/man/cockpit-ws.xml
index e1be4d7a0..0444f5bd1 100644
--- a/doc/man/cockpit-ws.xml
+++ b/doc/man/cockpit-ws.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       component used for communication between the browser application
       and various configuration tools and services like
       <citerefentry>
-        <refentrytitle>cockpit-bridge</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+        <refentrytitle>cockpit-bridge</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
       </citerefentry>.
     </para>
     <para>