diff --git a/man3/strptime.3 b/man3/strptime.3
index eccce5187..9b49e9b5c 100644
--- a/man3/strptime.3
+++ b/man3/strptime.3
@@ -317,23 +317,23 @@ explicitly specified, except that it recomputes the
 and
 .I tm_yday
 field if any of the year, month, or day elements changed.
-.PP
-This function is available since libc 4.6.8.
-Linux libc4 and libc5 includes define the prototype unconditionally;
-glibc2 includes provide a prototype only when
-.B _XOPEN_SOURCE
-or
-.B _GNU_SOURCE
-are defined.
-.PP
-Before libc 5.4.13 whitespace
-(and the \(aqn\(aq and \(aqt\(aq specifications) was not handled,
-no \(aqE\(aq and \(aqO\(aq locale modifier characters were accepted,
-and the \(aqC\(aq specification was a synonym for the \(aqc\(aq specification.
+.\" .PP
+.\" This function is available since libc 4.6.8.
+.\" Linux libc4 and libc5 includes define the prototype unconditionally;
+.\" glibc2 includes provide a prototype only when
+.\" .B _XOPEN_SOURCE
+.\" or
+.\" .B _GNU_SOURCE
+.\" are defined.
+.\" .PP
+.\" Before libc 5.4.13 whitespace
+.\" (and the \(aqn\(aq and \(aqt\(aq specifications) was not handled,
+.\" no \(aqE\(aq and \(aqO\(aq locale modifier characters were accepted,
+.\" and the \(aqC\(aq specification was a synonym for the \(aqc\(aq specification.
 .PP
 The \(aqy\(aq (year in century) specification is taken to specify a year
-in the 20th century by libc4 and libc5.
-It is taken to be a year
+.\" in the 20th century by libc4 and libc5.
+.\" It is taken to be a year
 in the range 1950-2049 by glibc 2.0.
 It is taken to be a year in
 1969-2068 since glibc 2.1.