diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index d622f3799..f1146c2a7 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -4149,19 +4149,46 @@ the file contains 1 meaning that every possible SysRq request is allowed
 and you were required to specifically enable it at run-time,
 but this is not the case any more).
 Possible values in this file are:
-
-   0 - disable sysrq completely
-   1 - enable all functions of sysrq
-  >1 - bit mask of allowed sysrq functions, as follows:
-          2 - enable control of console logging level
-          4 - enable control of keyboard (SAK, unraw)
-          8 - enable debugging dumps of processes etc.
-         16 - enable sync command
-         32 - enable remount read-only
-         64 - enable signaling of processes (term, kill, oom-kill)
-        128 - allow reboot/poweroff
-        256 - allow nicing of all real-time tasks
-
+.RS
+.TP 5
+0
+Disable sysrq completely
+.TP
+1
+Enable all functions of sysrq
+.TP
+> 1
+Bit mask of allowed sysrq functions, as follows:
+.PD 0
+.RS
+.TP 5
+\ \ 2
+Enable control of console logging level
+.TP
+\ \ 4
+Enable control of keyboard (SAK, unraw)
+.TP
+\ \ 8
+Enable debugging dumps of processes etc.
+.TP
+\ 16
+Enable sync command
+.TP
+\ 32
+Enable remount read-only
+.TP
+\ 64
+Enable signaling of processes (term, kill, oom-kill)
+.TP
+128
+Allow reboot/poweroff
+.TP
+256
+Allow nicing of all real-time tasks
+.RE
+.PD
+.RE
+.IP
 This file is present only if the
 .B CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
 kernel configuration option is enabled.