diff --git a/man2/alarm.2 b/man2/alarm.2
index f59c5229e..8782dcf18 100644
--- a/man2/alarm.2
+++ b/man2/alarm.2
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ alarm \- set an alarm clock for delivery of a signal
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <unistd.h>
-.sp
+.PP
 .BI "unsigned int alarm(unsigned int " seconds );
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ arranges for a
 signal to be delivered to the calling process in
 .I seconds
 seconds.
-
+.PP
 If
 .I seconds
 is zero, any pending alarm is canceled.
-
+.PP
 In any event any previously set
 .BR alarm ()
 is canceled.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ and
 .BR setitimer (2)
 share the same timer; calls to one will interfere with use of the
 other.
-
+.PP
 Alarms created by
 .BR alarm ()
 are preserved across
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ mixing calls to
 and
 .BR sleep (3)
 is a bad idea.
-
+.PP
 Scheduling delays can, as ever, cause the execution of the process to
 be delayed by an arbitrary amount of time.
 .SH SEE ALSO