diff --git a/man7/posixoptions.7 b/man7/posixoptions.7
index dfeffe176..6ab4df6fe 100644
--- a/man7/posixoptions.7
+++ b/man7/posixoptions.7
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ The following functions are present:
 .\" .SS "CD"
 .\" C development.
 .SS --- - POSIX_CHOWN_RESTRICTED
-If this option is in effect (as it always is under POSIX.1-2001)
+If this option is in effect (as it always is under POSIX.1-2001),
 then only root may change the owner of a file, and nonroot can
 set the group of a file only to one of the groups it belongs to.
 This affects the functions
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ and the following functions are present:
 .in -4
 .fi
 .SS --- - _POSIX_SAVED_IDS - _SC_SAVED_IDS
-If this option is in effect (as it always is under POSIX.1-2001)
+If this option is in effect (as it always is under POSIX.1-2001),
 then a process has a saved set-user-ID and a saved set-group-ID.
 Affected functions are
 .br