diff --git a/man5/elf.5 b/man5/elf.5
index f0dbc1728..ba67345ed 100644
--- a/man5/elf.5
+++ b/man5/elf.5
@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ typedef struct {
 .PP
 The fields have the following meanings:
 .\"
-.nr l1_indent 7
 .\"
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR e_ident
 This array of bytes specifies how to interpret the file,
 independent of the processor or the file's remaining contents.
@@ -385,7 +384,7 @@ A core file.
 .IR e_machine
 This member specifies the required architecture for an individual file.
 For example:
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP 16
 .PD 0
 .BR EM_NONE
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ member of the initial entry in section header table.
 Otherwise, the
 .IR sh_info
 member of the initial entry contains the value zero.
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP
 .BR PN_XNUM
 This is defined as 0xffff, the largest number
@@ -912,7 +911,7 @@ typedef struct {
 .in
 .PP
 No real differences exist between the 32-bit and 64-bit section headers.
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR sh_name
 This member specifies the name of the section.
 Its value is an index
@@ -921,7 +920,7 @@ a null-terminated string.
 .TP
 .IR sh_type
 This member categorizes the section's contents and semantics.
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP
 .BR SHT_NULL
 This value marks the section header as inactive.
@@ -1032,7 +1031,7 @@ Otherwise, the attribute is
 "off"
 or does not apply.
 Undefined attributes are set to zero.
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP
 .BR SHF_WRITE
 This section contains data that should be writable during process
@@ -1106,7 +1105,7 @@ This member contains zero if the section does not hold a table of
 fixed-size entries.
 .PP
 Various sections hold program and control information:
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR .bss
 This section holds uninitialized data that contributes to the program's
 memory image.
@@ -1470,7 +1469,7 @@ typedef struct {
 .PP
 The 32-bit and 64-bit versions have the same members, just in a different
 order.
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR st_name
 This member holds an index into the object file's symbol string table,
 which holds character representations of the symbol names.
@@ -1489,7 +1488,7 @@ has no size or an unknown size.
 .TP
 .IR st_info
 This member specifies the symbol's type and binding attributes:
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP
 .BR STT_NOTYPE
 The symbol's type is not defined.
@@ -1546,7 +1545,7 @@ are reserved for processor-specific semantics.
 .RE
 .IP
 There are macros for packing and unpacking the binding and type fields:
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP
 .BR ELF32_ST_BIND( \fIinfo\fP ) ", " ELF64_ST_BIND( \fIinfo\fP )
 Extract a binding from an
@@ -1567,7 +1566,7 @@ value.
 .TP
 .IR st_other
 This member defines the symbol visibility.
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP
 .PD 0
 .BR STV_DEFAULT
@@ -1653,7 +1652,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } Elf64_Rela;
 .EE
 .in
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR r_offset
 This member gives the location at which to apply the relocation action.
 For a relocatable file, the value is the byte offset from the beginning
@@ -1717,10 +1716,10 @@ typedef struct {
 extern Elf64_Dyn _DYNAMIC[];
 .EE
 .in
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR d_tag
 This member may have any of the following values:
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP 12
 .BR DT_NULL
 Marks end of dynamic section
@@ -1917,7 +1916,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } Elf64_Nhdr;
 .EE
 .in
-.TP \n[l1_indent]
+.TP
 .IR n_namesz
 The length of the name field in bytes.
 The contents will immediately follow this note in memory.
@@ -1933,7 +1932,7 @@ The contents will immediately follow the name field in memory.
 .IR n_type
 Depending on the value of the name field, this member may have any of the
 following values:
-.RS \n[l1_indent]
+.RS
 .TP 5
 .B Core files (e_type = ET_CORE)
 Notes used by all core files.