diff --git a/man5/elf.5 b/man5/elf.5
index 06e43d3d2..9606843c9 100644
--- a/man5/elf.5
+++ b/man5/elf.5
@@ -1697,7 +1697,9 @@ This member specifies a constant addend used to compute the value to be
 stored into the relocatable field.
 .\" .El
 .PP
-The .dynamic section contains a series of structures that hold relevant
+The
+.I .dynamic
+section contains a series of structures that hold relevant
 dynamic linking information.
 The
 .I d_tag
@@ -1836,7 +1838,9 @@ Files do not contain
 relocation entries to fixup these addresses.
 .TP
 .I _DYNAMIC
-Array containing all the dynamic structures in the .dynamic section.
+Array containing all the dynamic structures in the
+.I .dynamic
+section.
 This is automatically populated by the linker.
 .\" .El
 .SH NOTES