diff --git a/man2/mount.2 b/man2/mount.2
index d2f982692..d1e955415 100644
--- a/man2/mount.2
+++ b/man2/mount.2
@@ -292,9 +292,8 @@ Since Linux 2.6.16,
 .B MS_RDONLY
 can be set or cleared on a per-mount-point basis as well as on
 the underlying filesystem.
-The mounted filesystem will be
-writable only if neither the filesystem nor the mountpoint are flagged as
-read-only.
+The mounted filesystem will be writable only if neither the filesystem
+nor the mountpoint are flagged as read-only.
 .\"
 .SS Remounting an existing mount
 An existing mount may be remounted by specifying