diff --git a/man7/sched.7 b/man7/sched.7
index 9ee70957a..9c6665bb0 100644
--- a/man7/sched.7
+++ b/man7/sched.7
@@ -215,13 +215,14 @@ The following diagram clarifies these terms:
 
 .in +4n
 .nf
-       arrival/wakeup           absolute deadline
-       |        start time          |
-       v        v                   v
--------x--------xoooooooooooo-------x--------x-----
-                |<- comp. ->|
-       |<---------- rel. deadline ->|
-       |<---------- period ----------------->|
+arrival/wakeup                   absolute deadline
+     |    start time                   |
+     |        |                        |
+     v        v                        v
+-----x--------xooooooooooooooooo-------x--------x---
+              |<- comp. time ->|
+     |<------- relative deadline ----->|
+     |<-------------- period ------------------>|
 .fi
 .in
 
@@ -238,13 +239,14 @@ With such a setting we would have:
 
 .in +4n
 .nf
-       arrival/wakeup           absolute deadline
-       |        start time          |
-       v        v                   v
--------x--------xoooooooooooo-------x--------x-----
-                |<- Runtime -->|
-       |<---------- Deadline ------>|
-       |<---------- Period ----------------->|
+arrival/wakeup                   absolute deadline
+     |    start time                   |
+     |        |                        |
+     v        v                        v
+-----x--------xooooooooooooooooo-------x--------x---
+              |<-- Runtime --->|
+     |<----------- Deadline ---------->|
+     |<-------------- Period ------------------>|
 .fi
 .in