diff --git a/man7/symlink.7 b/man7/symlink.7
index 0e45e18c5..ead1ce90d 100644
--- a/man7/symlink.7
+++ b/man7/symlink.7
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ They are:
 .BR rmdir (2),
 and
 .BR unlink (2).
+
 Certain other system calls optionally follow symbolic links.
 They are:
 .BR faccessat (2),
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ When
 .BR rmdir (2)
 is applied to a symbolic link, it fails with the error
 .BR ENOTDIR .
+
 The
 .BR link (2)
 warrants special discussion.