diff --git a/man2/timer_create.2 b/man2/timer_create.2
index 9f64843fc..e9a8b8503 100644
--- a/man2/timer_create.2
+++ b/man2/timer_create.2
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ The kernel does not support creating a timer against this
 was
 .BR CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM
 or
-,BR CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM
+.BR CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM
 but the caller did not have the
 .BR CAP_WAKE_ALARM
 capability.
diff --git a/man2/timerfd_create.2 b/man2/timerfd_create.2
index 3542b86b5..cf8f3f5b3 100644
--- a/man2/timerfd_create.2
+++ b/man2/timerfd_create.2
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ There was insufficient kernel memory to create the timer.
 was
 .BR CLOCK_REALTIME_ALARM
 or
-,BR CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM
+.BR CLOCK_BOOTTIME_ALARM
 but the caller did not have the
 .BR CAP_WAKE_ALARM
 capability.