diff --git a/man4/lirc.4 b/man4/lirc.4
index 3c951a166..b55f8b692 100644
--- a/man4/lirc.4
+++ b/man4/lirc.4
@@ -290,12 +290,13 @@ file descriptors until timeouts were disabled again.
 .RE
 .TP
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER " (\fIint\fP)"
-Set the upper bound of the receive carrier frequency (Hz). See
+Set the upper bound of the receive carrier frequency (Hz).
+See
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE .
 .TP
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE " (\fIint\fP)"
 Sets the lower bound of the receive carrier frequency (Hz).
-For this to take affect, first set the lower bound of using the
+For this to take affect, first set the lower bound using the
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE
 ioctl, and then the upper bound using the
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ The driver supports
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE .
 The lower bound of the carrier must first be set using the
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER_RANGE
-ioctl, before using
+ioctl, before using the
 .BR LIRC_SET_REC_CARRIER
 ioctl to set the upper bound.
 .TP