diff --git a/changes/bug19743 b/changes/bug19743
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69d21af675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug19743
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Documentation:
+    - Correct the IPv6 syntax in our documentation for the
+      VirtualAddrNetworkIPv6 torrc option. Fixes bug 19743.
+
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
index b741a54ece..db376b1159 100644
--- a/doc/tor.1.txt
+++ b/doc/tor.1.txt
@@ -1251,7 +1251,7 @@ The following options are useful only for clients (that is, if
  +
     When providing proxy server service to a network of computers using a tool
     like dns-proxy-tor, change the IPv4 network to "10.192.0.0/10" or
-    "172.16.0.0/12" and change the IPv6 network to "[FC00]/7".
+    "172.16.0.0/12" and change the IPv6 network to "[FC00::]/7".
     The default **VirtualAddrNetwork** address ranges on a
     properly configured machine will route to the loopback or link-local
     interface. For