diff --git a/man2/shmget.2 b/man2/shmget.2
index 451e15158..93c5bbdf1 100644
--- a/man2/shmget.2
+++ b/man2/shmget.2
@@ -201,8 +201,13 @@ capability.
 was specified and the segment exists.
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
-A new segment was to be created and \fIsize\fP < \fBSHMMIN\fP
-or \fIsize\fP > \fBSHMMAX\fP, or no new segment was to be created,
+A new segment was to be created and
+.I size
+is less than
+.B SHMIN
+or greater than
+.BR SHMMAX ;
+or, no new segment was to be created,
 a segment with given key existed, but \fIsize\fP is greater than the size
 of that segment.
 .TP