diff --git a/man2/getitimer.2 b/man2/getitimer.2
index f61199d02..0be8d20e9 100644
--- a/man2/getitimer.2
+++ b/man2/getitimer.2
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ getitimer, setitimer \- get or set value of an interval timer
 .B #include <sys/time.h>
 .PP
 .BI "int getitimer(int " which ", struct itimerval *" curr_value );
-.br
 .BI "int setitimer(int " which ", const struct itimerval *" new_value ,
 .BI "              struct itimerval *" old_value );
 .fi