diff --git a/man2/getsockname.2 b/man2/getsockname.2
index 13f7584ff..887612de0 100644
--- a/man2/getsockname.2
+++ b/man2/getsockname.2
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ The argument
 .I sockfd
 is a file, not a socket.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
-POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.4BSD (the
-.BR getsockname ()
-function call appeared in 4.2BSD).
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.4BSD
+.RB ( getsockname ()
+first appeared in 4.2BSD).
 .\" SVr4 documents additional ENOMEM
 .\" and ENOSR error codes.
 .SH NOTES