diff --git a/tmux.1 b/tmux.1
index ffba05e9..4f0b15f4 100644
--- a/tmux.1
+++ b/tmux.1
@@ -3800,9 +3800,7 @@ Before the command is executed, the first occurrence of the string
 .Ql %%
 and all occurrences of
 .Ql %1
-are replaced by the response to the first prompt, the second
-.Ql %%
-and all
+are replaced by the response to the first prompt, all
 .Ql %2
 are replaced with the response to the second prompt, and so on for further
 prompts.