diff --git a/man4/veth.4 b/man4/veth.4
index 23c3b32b0..842318e31 100644
--- a/man4/veth.4
+++ b/man4/veth.4
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ network interface, using commands something like:
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 .in +4n
 .EX
-# \fBip link add ve_A type veth peer name ve_B\fP    # Create veth pair
-# \fBethtool -S ve_A\fP     # Discover interface index of peer
+# \fBip link add ve_A type veth peer name ve_B\fP   # Create veth pair
+# \fBethtool -S ve_A\fP         # Discover interface index of peer
 NIC statistics:
      peer_ifindex: 16
-# \fBip link | grep '^16:'\fP    # Look up interface
+# \fBip link | grep '^16:'\fP   # Look up interface
 16: ve_B@ve_A: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,M-DOWN> mtu 1500 qdisc ...
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 .in