diff --git a/DOCS/man/input.rst b/DOCS/man/input.rst
index 662f84baae..348c3d1eb2 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/input.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/input.rst
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ Text Manipulation
     used only through the client API or from a script using
     ``mp.command_native``. (see `Property Expansion`_).
 
-``expand-path "<text>"``
+``expand-path <text>``
     Expand a path's double-tilde placeholders into a platform-specific path.
     As ``expand-text``, this can only be used through the client API or from
     a script using ``mp.command_native``.