diff --git a/chapter06/man-db.xml b/chapter06/man-db.xml
index 800729a2f..71b1ad44f 100644
--- a/chapter06/man-db.xml
+++ b/chapter06/man-db.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ install -m755 convert-mans  /usr/bin</userinput></screen>
     <!-- Origin: man-db-2.4.3/src/encodings.c -->
     <table>
       <title>Expected character encoding of manual pages</title>
-      <?dbfo table-width="50%" ?>
+      <?dbfo table-width="4in" ?>
 
       <tgroup cols="2" align="center">