diff --git a/R/geom-dotplot.r b/R/geom-dotplot.r
index 3484835ff2..0c2f371caf 100644
--- a/R/geom-dotplot.r
+++ b/R/geom-dotplot.r
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #' @inheritParams geom_point
 #' @param stackdir which direction to stack the dots. "up" (default),
 #'   "down", "center", "centerwhole" (centered, but with dots aligned)
-#' @param stackratio how close to stack the dots. Default is 1, where dots just
+#' @param stackratio how close to stack the dots. Default is 1, where dots
 #'   just touch. Use smaller values for closer, overlapping dots.
 #' @param dotsize The diameter of the dots relative to `binwidth`, default 1.
 #' @param stackgroups should dots be stacked across groups? This has the effect
diff --git a/man/geom_dotplot.Rd b/man/geom_dotplot.Rd
index 31c9b50cba..107555a59e 100644
--- a/man/geom_dotplot.Rd
+++ b/man/geom_dotplot.Rd
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ aligning dot stacks across multiple groups.}
 \item{stackdir}{which direction to stack the dots. "up" (default),
 "down", "center", "centerwhole" (centered, but with dots aligned)}
 
-\item{stackratio}{how close to stack the dots. Default is 1, where dots just
+\item{stackratio}{how close to stack the dots. Default is 1, where dots
 just touch. Use smaller values for closer, overlapping dots.}
 
 \item{dotsize}{The diameter of the dots relative to \code{binwidth}, default 1.}