diff --git a/man2/recv.2 b/man2/recv.2
index 771538e9c..357f882b5 100644
--- a/man2/recv.2
+++ b/man2/recv.2
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ message to arrive, unless the socket is non-blocking (see
 in which case the value \-1 is returned and the external variable
 .I errno
 is set to
-.BR EAGAIN " or " EWOULDBLOCK.
+.BR EAGAIN " or " EWOULDBLOCK .
 The receive calls normally return any data available, up to the requested
 amount, rather than waiting for receipt of the full amount requested.
 .PP
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ and netlink (since Linux 2.6.22) sockets:
 return the real length of the packet or datagram,
 even when it was longer than the passed buffer.
 Not implemented for Unix domain
-.RP ( unix (7))
+.RB ( unix (7))
 sockets.
 
 For use with Internet stream sockets, see