diff --git a/man2/_exit.2 b/man2/_exit.2
index cd075bccb..e4f292bdb 100644
--- a/man2/_exit.2
+++ b/man2/_exit.2
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200112L;
 .br
 or
 .I cc\ -std=c99
+.RE
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The function
diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2
index d512a9f14..b9b9aefb9 100644
--- a/man2/chmod.2
+++ b/man2/chmod.2
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ _XOPEN_SOURCE\ >=\ 500 ||
 _XOPEN_SOURCE\ &&\ _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED
 .br
 || /* Since glibc 2.12: */ _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200809L
+.RE
 .PD
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/man3/abs.3 b/man3/abs.3
index ef3d3f703..46663b99a 100644
--- a/man3/abs.3
+++ b/man3/abs.3
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ _POSIX_C_SOURCE\ >=\ 200112L;
 .br
 or
 .I cc\ -std=c99
+.RE
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
diff --git a/man3/cbrt.3 b/man3/cbrt.3
index 041d40162..5ec9fe547 100644
--- a/man3/cbrt.3
+++ b/man3/cbrt.3
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ _POSIX_C_SOUCE\ >=\ 200112L;
 .br
 or
 .I cc\ -std=c99
-.RS
+.RE
 .ad b
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
diff --git a/man3/mkdtemp.3 b/man3/mkdtemp.3
index 105a9e436..48f7b413e 100644
--- a/man3/mkdtemp.3
+++ b/man3/mkdtemp.3
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ _BSD_SOURCE
 .ad
 .PD
 .RE
+.RE
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR mkdtemp ()