diff --git a/man2/stat.2 b/man2/stat.2
index 6de2d6bb0..923e4d23b 100644
--- a/man2/stat.2
+++ b/man2/stat.2
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
 .RS 4
 /* glibc 2.19 and earlier */ _BSD_SOURCE ||
 .br
-/* Since glibc 2.20 */_DEFAULT_SOURCE ||
+/* Since glibc 2.20 */ _DEFAULT_SOURCE ||
 .br
 _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 500 ||
 _XOPEN_SOURCE\ &&\ _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED