diff --git a/man3/popen.3 b/man3/popen.3
index d37547286..0ff70151e 100644
--- a/man3/popen.3
+++ b/man3/popen.3
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ This command is passed to
 using the
 .B \-c
 flag; interpretation, if any, is performed by the shell.
+
 The
 .I type
 argument is a pointer to a null-terminated string which must contain