diff --git a/man4/initrd.4 b/man4/initrd.4
index ef6707001..05c217fbf 100644
--- a/man4/initrd.4
+++ b/man4/initrd.4
@@ -34,6 +34,48 @@
 .TH INITRD 4 1997-11-06 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 initrd \- boot loader initialized RAM disk
+.SH CONFIGURATION
+The
+.I /dev/initrd
+is a read-only block device assigned
+major number 1 and minor number 250.
+Typically
+.I /dev/initrd
+is owned by
+.I root.disk
+with mode 0400 (read access by root only).
+If the Linux system does not have
+.I /dev/initrd
+already created, it can be created with the following commands:
+.nf
+\fB
+        mknod \-m 400 /dev/initrd b 1 250
+        chown root:disk /dev/initrd
+\fP
+.fi
+.PP
+Also, support for both "RAM disk" and "Initial RAM disk"
+(e.g.
+.BR CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y " and " CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y )
+must be compiled directly into the Linux kernel to use
+.IR /dev/initrd "."
+When using
+.IR /dev/initrd ", "
+the RAM disk driver cannot be loaded as a module.
+.\"
+.\"
+.\"
+.SH FILES
+.I /dev/initrd
+.br
+.I /dev/ram0
+.br
+.I /linuxrc
+.br
+.I /initrd
+.\"
+.\"
+.\"
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The special file
 .I /dev/initrd
@@ -353,48 +395,6 @@ boot floppy and then bootstrap a bigger ram disk via
 .\"
 .\"
 .\"
-.SS Configuration
-The
-.I /dev/initrd
-is a read-only block device assigned
-major number 1 and minor number 250.
-Typically
-.I /dev/initrd
-is owned by
-.I root.disk
-with mode 0400 (read access by root only).
-If the Linux system does not have
-.I /dev/initrd
-already created, it can be created with the following commands:
-.nf
-\fB
-        mknod \-m 400 /dev/initrd b 1 250
-        chown root:disk /dev/initrd
-\fP
-.fi
-.PP
-Also, support for both "RAM disk" and "Initial RAM disk"
-(e.g.
-.BR CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=y " and " CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y )
-must be compiled directly into the Linux kernel to use
-.IR /dev/initrd "."
-When using
-.IR /dev/initrd ", "
-the RAM disk driver cannot be loaded as a module.
-.\"
-.\"
-.\"
-.SH FILES
-.I /dev/initrd
-.br
-.I /dev/ram0
-.br
-.I /linuxrc
-.br
-.I /initrd
-.\"
-.\"
-.\"
 .SH NOTES
 .IP 1. 3
 With the current kernel, any file systems that remain mounted when