diff --git a/man2/inotify_add_watch.2 b/man2/inotify_add_watch.2
index 4a69610e0..824ae43c9 100644
--- a/man2/inotify_add_watch.2
+++ b/man2/inotify_add_watch.2
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ The given event mask contains no valid events; or
 contains both
 .B IN_MASK_ADD
 and
-.B IN_MASK_CREATE
-; or
+.BR IN_MASK_CREATE ;
+or
 .I fd
 is not an inotify file descriptor.
 .TP
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ contains
 and
 .I pathname
 refers to a file already being watched by the same 
-.I fd
+.IR fd .
 .SH VERSIONS
 Inotify was merged into the 2.6.13 Linux kernel.
 .SH CONFORMING TO