diff --git a/man2/access.2 b/man2/access.2
index f9098480c..050fbc940 100644
--- a/man2/access.2
+++ b/man2/access.2
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ then
 .I pathname
 is interpreted relative to the current working
 directory of the calling process (like
-.BR access () ).
+.BR access ()).
 
 If
 .I pathname
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ Perform access checks using the effective user and group IDs.
 By default,
 .BR faccessat ()
 uses the real IDs (like
-.BR access () ).
+.BR access ()).
 .TP
 .B AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW
 If
diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2
index f4636d55a..b46c0faf9 100644
--- a/man2/chmod.2
+++ b/man2/chmod.2
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ then
 .I pathname
 is interpreted relative to the current working
 directory of the calling process (like
-.BR chmod () ).
+.BR chmod ()).
 
 If
 .I pathname
diff --git a/man2/chown.2 b/man2/chown.2
index b1ef4a5ad..c7b2bd6c0 100644
--- a/man2/chown.2
+++ b/man2/chown.2
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ then
 .I pathname
 is interpreted relative to the current working
 directory of the calling process (like
-.BR chown () ).
+.BR chown ()).
 
 If
 .I pathname