diff --git a/man2/readlink.2 b/man2/readlink.2
index af1db8c0d..0b5a8d412 100644
--- a/man2/readlink.2
+++ b/man2/readlink.2
@@ -47,22 +47,22 @@ readlink, readlinkat \- read value of a symbolic link
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <unistd.h>
-.sp
+.PP
 .BI "ssize_t readlink(const char *" pathname ", char *" buf \
 ", size_t " bufsiz );
-.sp
+
 .BR "#include <fcntl.h>           " "/* Definition of AT_* constants */"
 .B #include <unistd.h>
-.sp
+.PP
 .BI "ssize_t readlinkat(int " dirfd ", const char *" pathname ,
 .BI "                   char *" buf ", size_t " bufsiz );
-.sp
+.PP
 .fi
 .in -4n
 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
 .in
-.sp
+.PP
 .ad l
 .BR readlink ():
 .RS 4
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 500 || _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200112L
 .\"    || _XOPEN_SOURCE\ &&\ _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
     || /* Glibc versions <= 2.19: */ _BSD_SOURCE
 .RE
-.sp
+.PP
 .BR readlinkat ():
 .PD 0
 .ad l
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ The
 system call operates in exactly the same way as
 .BR readlink (),
 except for the differences described here.
-
+.PP
 If the pathname given in
 .I pathname
 is relative, then it is interpreted relative to the directory
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ referred to by the file descriptor
 the calling process, as is done by
 .BR readlink ()
 for a relative pathname).
-
+.PP
 If
 .I pathname
 is relative and
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ then
 is interpreted relative to the current working
 directory of the calling process (like
 .BR readlink ()).
-
+.PP
 If
 .I pathname
 is absolute, then
 .I dirfd
 is ignored.
-
+.PP
 Since Linux 2.6.39,
 .\" commit 65cfc6722361570bfe255698d9cd4dccaf47570d
 .I pathname
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ library support was added to glibc in version 2.4.
 .RB ( readlink ()
 first appeared in 4.2BSD),
 POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
-
+.PP
 .BR readlinkat ():
 POSIX.1-2008.
 .SH NOTES
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ was declared as
 Nowadays, the return type is declared as
 .IR ssize_t ,
 as (newly) required in POSIX.1-2001.
-
+.PP
 Using a statically sized buffer might not provide enough room for the
 symbolic link contents.
 The required size for the buffer can be obtained from the
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ in cases where
 .BR lstat (2)
 reports a size of zero.
 .PP
-.nf
+.EX
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <limits.h>
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     free(buf);
     exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 }
-.fi
+.EE
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR readlink (1),
 .BR lstat (2),