diff --git a/man5/utmp.5 b/man5/utmp.5
index 18a316080..02dd7ae29 100644
--- a/man5/utmp.5
+++ b/man5/utmp.5
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ declared as follows in
 .IR <utmp.h>
 (note that this is only one of several definitions
 around; details depend on the version of libc):
-.in
+.PP
 .in +4n
 .EX
 /* Values for ut_type field, below */