diff --git a/man2/mmap.2 b/man2/mmap.2
index 41ef21e47..41b4f9c03 100644
--- a/man2/mmap.2
+++ b/man2/mmap.2
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ It is unspecified whether changes made to the file after the
 .BR mmap ()
 call are visible in the mapped region.
 .PP
-Both of these flags are described in POSIX.1-2001 and POSIX.1-2008.
+Both
+.B MAP_SHARED
+and
+.B MAP_PRIVATE
+are described in POSIX.1-2001 and POSIX.1-2008.
 .PP
 In addition, zero or more of the following values can be ORed in
 .IR flags :