diff --git a/man5/rpc.5 b/man5/rpc.5
index 44b5acb0e..49831fd78 100644
--- a/man5/rpc.5
+++ b/man5/rpc.5
@@ -16,25 +16,26 @@ The
 file contains user readable names that
 can be used in place of RPC program numbers.
 Each line has the following information:
-.HP 10
+.HP
 name of server for the RPC program
 .br
 .ns
-.HP 10
+.HP
 RPC program number
 .br
 .ns
-.HP 10
+.HP
 aliases
-.LP
+.PP
 Items are separated by any number of blanks and/or
 tab characters.
 A \(aq#\(aq indicates the beginning of a comment; characters from
 the \(aq#\(aq to the end of the line are not interpreted by routines
 which search the file.
-.LP
-Here is an example of the \fI/etc/rpc\fP file from the Sun RPC Source
-distribution.
+.PP
+Here is an example of the
+.I /etc/rpc
+file from the Sun RPC Source distribution.
 .ft CW
 .nf
 #
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ nsed            100038
 nsemntd         100039
 .fi
 .ft
-.DT
 .SH FILES
 .TP
 .I /etc/rpc