diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index d0a761e45..3bb4bcfaa 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ contains the value for the core CPU PMU, which is usually 4.
 .TP
 .BR kprobe " and " uprobe " (since Linux 4.16)"
 These two dynamic PMUs create a kprobe/uprobe and attach it to the
-file descriptor generated by perf_event_open. The kprobe/uprobe
-will be destroyed on the destruction of the file descriptor.
+file descriptor generated by perf_event_open.
+The kprobe/uprobe will be destroyed on the destruction of the file descriptor.
 See fields
 .IR kprobe_func ", " uprobe_path ", " kprobe_addr ", and " probe_offset
 for more details.
@@ -650,20 +650,22 @@ set
 .IR retprobe
 (bit 0 of
 .IR config ,
-see /sys/bus/event_source/devices/[k,u]probe/format/retprobe)
-for kretprobe/uretprobe. See fields
+see
+.IR /sys/bus/event_source/devices/[k,u]probe/format/retprobe )
+for kretprobe/uretprobe.
+See fields
 .IR kprobe_func ", " uprobe_path ", " kprobe_addr ", and " probe_offset
 for more details.
 .RE
 .TP
 .IR kprobe_func ", " uprobe_path ", " kprobe_addr ", and " probe_offset
 .EE
-These fields describes the kprobe/uprobe for dynamic PMU
+These fields describe the kprobe/uprobe for dynamic PMUs
 .BR kprobe
 and
 .BR uprobe .
 For
-.BR kprobe ": "
+.BR kprobe :
 use
 .I kprobe_func
 and
@@ -672,8 +674,9 @@ or use
 .I kprobe_addr
 and leave
 .I kprobe_func
-as NULL. For
-.BR uprobe ": "
+as NULL.
+For
+.BR uprobe :
 use
 .I uprobe_path
 and