diff --git a/man2/semctl.2 b/man2/semctl.2
index ac8bd906d..23729bf79 100644
--- a/man2/semctl.2
+++ b/man2/semctl.2
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ the semaphore set.
 .TP
 .B SETVAL
 Set the semaphore value
-.BR ( semval )
+.RB ( semval )
 to
 .I arg.val
 for the