diff --git a/man2/getdents.2 b/man2/getdents.2
index df766b066..8201c3310 100644
--- a/man2/getdents.2
+++ b/man2/getdents.2
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ necessitating the use of
 .PP
 .IR Note :
 There is no definition of
-.B struct linux_dirent
+.I struct linux_dirent
 in glibc; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
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