diff --git a/man2/shmget.2 b/man2/shmget.2
index 3070ace6c..37f253674 100644
--- a/man2/shmget.2
+++ b/man2/shmget.2
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ shmget \- allocates a System V shared memory segment
 returns the identifier of the System\ V shared memory segment
 associated with the value of the argument
 .IR key .
+.PP
 A new shared memory segment, with size equal to the value of
 .I size
 rounded up to a multiple of