diff --git a/doc/faq.texi b/doc/faq.texi
index 5998e0d000..477cc60533 100644
--- a/doc/faq.texi
+++ b/doc/faq.texi
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ work with streams that were detected during the initial scan; streams that
 are detected later are ignored.
 
 The size of the initial scan is controlled by two options: @code{probesize}
-(default ~5 Mo) and @code{analyzeduration} (default 5,000,000 µs = 5 s). For
+(default ~5@tie{}Mo) and @code{analyzeduration} (default 5,000,000@tie{}µs = 5@tie{}s). For
 the subtitle stream to be detected, both values must be large enough.
 
 @section Why was the @command{ffmpeg} @option{-sameq} option removed? What to use instead?