diff --git a/man3/basename.3 b/man3/basename.3
index 65a14e8cb..1492207ca 100644
--- a/man3/basename.3
+++ b/man3/basename.3
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ basename, dirname \- parse pathname components
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 Warning: there are two different functions
-.BR basename ()
-- see below.
+.BR basename ();
+see below.
 .PP
 The functions
 .BR dirname ()