diff --git a/man5/utmp.5 b/man5/utmp.5
index b4269bbe9..18a316080 100644
--- a/man5/utmp.5
+++ b/man5/utmp.5
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ or
 None of these programs creates the file, so if it is
 removed, record-keeping is turned off.
 .SH FILES
-/var/run/utmp
+.I /var/run/utmp
 .br
-/var/log/wtmp
+.I /var/log/wtmp
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .PP
 POSIX.1 does not specify a