diff --git a/docs/online/recovery-shell.rst b/docs/online/recovery-shell.rst
index a7e68c0af..7970103ce 100644
--- a/docs/online/recovery-shell.rst
+++ b/docs/online/recovery-shell.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Common Commands
 
   View warning/error/debug logs.
 
-**shutdown**|**poweroff**
+**shutdown|poweroff**
 
   Shutdown the system using a SysRq magic invocation.
 
diff --git a/zfsbootmenu/help-files/132/recovery-shell.ansi b/zfsbootmenu/help-files/132/recovery-shell.ansi
index f5edabdd4..e30416030 100644
--- a/zfsbootmenu/help-files/132/recovery-shell.ansi
+++ b/zfsbootmenu/help-files/132/recovery-shell.ansi
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
     View warning/error/debug logs.
 
-  shutdown**|**poweroff
+  shutdown|poweroff
 
     Shutdown the system using a SysRq magic invocation.
 
diff --git a/zfsbootmenu/help-files/52/recovery-shell.ansi b/zfsbootmenu/help-files/52/recovery-shell.ansi
index d34fd5f3a..cb30b873b 100644
--- a/zfsbootmenu/help-files/52/recovery-shell.ansi
+++ b/zfsbootmenu/help-files/52/recovery-shell.ansi
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     View warning/error/debug logs.
 
-  shutdown**|**poweroff
+  shutdown|poweroff
 
     Shutdown the system using a SysRq magic
     invocation.
diff --git a/zfsbootmenu/help-files/92/recovery-shell.ansi b/zfsbootmenu/help-files/92/recovery-shell.ansi
index 77100cc11..3d3f66cbb 100644
--- a/zfsbootmenu/help-files/92/recovery-shell.ansi
+++ b/zfsbootmenu/help-files/92/recovery-shell.ansi
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
     View warning/error/debug logs.
 
-  shutdown**|**poweroff
+  shutdown|poweroff
 
     Shutdown the system using a SysRq magic invocation.