diff --git a/man2/shmop.2 b/man2/shmop.2
index 57f373fcc..feba55629 100644
--- a/man2/shmop.2
+++ b/man2/shmop.2
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ shmat, shmdt \- System V shared memory operations
 .BI "int shmdt(const void *" shmaddr );
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
+.SS shmat()
 .BR shmat ()
 attaches the System V shared memory segment identified by
 .I shmid
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ is set to the process-ID of the calling process.
 .IP
 .I shm_nattch
 is incremented by one.
-.PP
+.\"
+.SS shmdt()
 .BR shmdt ()
 detaches the shared memory segment located at the address specified by
 .I shmaddr