diff --git a/man2/membarrier.2 b/man2/membarrier.2
index 5cd01507e..adc0507be 100644
--- a/man2/membarrier.2
+++ b/man2/membarrier.2
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ core command prior to using it.
 Register the process intent to use
 .BR MEMBARRIER_CMD_PRIVATE_EXPEDITED_SYNC_CORE .
 .TP
-.B MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED
-Alias to
+.BR MEMBARRIER_CMD_SHARED
+Alias for
 .BR MEMBARRIER_CMD_GLOBAL .
 Provided for header backward compatibility.
 .PP