diff --git a/man4/vcs.4 b/man4/vcs.4
index 7ee42aeee..b7831d95e 100644
--- a/man4/vcs.4
+++ b/man4/vcs.4
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ displayed virtual console terminal.
 terminals, they have major number 7 and minor number 1 to 63, usually
 mode 0644 and owner root.tty.
 \fI/dev/vcsa[0\-63]\fP are the same, but
-using unsigned shorts (in host byte order) that include attributes,
+using
+.IR "unsigned short" s
+(in host byte order) that include attributes,
 and prefixed with four bytes giving the screen
 dimensions and cursor position: \fIlines\fP, \fIcolumns\fP, \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP.
 (\fIx\fP = \fIy\fP = 0 at the top left corner of the screen.)