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@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ added: v6.11.0
 
 Load an OpenSSL configuration file on startup. Among other uses, this can be
 used to enable FIPS-compliant crypto if Node.js is built with `./configure
-\-\-openssl\-fips`.
+--openssl-fips`.
 
 If the [`--openssl-config`][] command line option is used, the environment
 variable is ignored.