diff --git a/man7/packet.7 b/man7/packet.7
index fc5fdaf99..1dcb10a44 100644
--- a/man7/packet.7
+++ b/man7/packet.7
@@ -319,20 +319,20 @@ original fanout algorithm selects a backlogged socket, the packet
 rolls over to the next available one.
 .TP
 .BR PACKET_LOSS " (with " PACKET_TX_RING )
-When a malformed packet is encountered on a transmit ring, the default is
-to reset its
+When a malformed packet is encountered on a transmit ring,
+the default is to reset its
 .I tp_status
 to
 .BR TP_STATUS_WRONG_FORMAT
 and abort the transmission immediately.
-The malformed packet blocks itself and subsequent enqueued packets from
+The malformed packet blocks itself and subsequently enqueued packets from
 being sent.
 The format error must be fixed, the associated
 .I tp_status
 reset to
-.BR TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST
+.BR TP_STATUS_SEND_REQUEST ,
 and the transmission process restarted via
-.BR send (2) .
+.BR send (2).
 However, if
 .BR PACKET_LOSS
 is set, any malformed packet will be skipped, its