diff --git a/man5/core.5 b/man5/core.5
index 45d7c81ff..461dd842d 100644
--- a/man5/core.5
+++ b/man5/core.5
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ mechanism, using something like:
 .PP
 .in +2n
 .EX
-# echo "kernel.core_pattern=core.%p" > /etc/sysctl.d/50\-coredump.conf
-# /lib/systemd/systemd\-sysctl
+# \fBecho "kernel.core_pattern=core.%p" > /etc/sysctl.d/50\-coredump.conf\fP
+# \fB/lib/systemd/systemd\-sysctl\fP
 .EE
 .in
 .PP