diff --git a/man2/fcntl.2 b/man2/fcntl.2
index 8c92803ad..af6604ded 100644
--- a/man2/fcntl.2
+++ b/man2/fcntl.2
@@ -1583,9 +1583,10 @@ and
 was not specified as zero.
 .TP
 .B EMFILE
-For
-.BR F_DUPFD ,
-the process already has the maximum number of file descriptors open.
+.I cmd
+is
+.BR F_DUPFD
+and the process already has the maximum number of file descriptors open.
 .TP
 .B ENOLCK
 Too many segment locks open, lock table is full, or a remote locking