diff --git a/man4/epoll.4 b/man4/epoll.4
index 13b22a209..cecdad797 100644
--- a/man4/epoll.4
+++ b/man4/epoll.4
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ the caller might end up waiting for some data that is already present inside
 the input buffer. In the above example, an event on
 .B RFD
 will be generated because of the write done in
-.B 2
-, and the event is consumed in
+.BR 2
+and the event is consumed in
 .BR 3 .
 Since the read operation done in
 .B 4
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ should use non-blocking file descriptors to avoid having a blocking
 read or write starve the task that is handling multiple file descriptors.
 The suggested way to use
 .B epoll
-as an Edge Triggered (
-.B EPOLLET
-) interface is below, and possible pitfalls to avoid follow.
+as an Edge Triggered 
+.RB ( EPOLLET )
+interface is below, and possible pitfalls to avoid follow.
 .RS
 .TP 
 .B i