diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2
index a43a1c7c9..2227f2159 100644
--- a/man2/open.2
+++ b/man2/open.2
@@ -286,8 +286,7 @@ mount options described in
 .BR mount (8).
 .\" As at 2.6.25, bsdgroups is supported by ext2, ext3, ext4, and
 .\" XFS (since 2.6.14).
-.RS
-.PP
+.IP
 The
 .I mode
 argument specifies the file mode bits be applied when a new file is created.
@@ -314,9 +313,10 @@ newly created file; the
 .BR open ()
 call that creates a read-only file may well return a read/write
 file descriptor.
-.PP
+.IP
 The following symbolic constants are provided for
 .IR mode :
+.RS
 .TP 9
 .B S_IRWXU
 00700 user (file owner) has read, write, and execute permission