diff --git a/man2/migrate_pages.2 b/man2/migrate_pages.2
index e76c29d09..de16f9edf 100644
--- a/man2/migrate_pages.2
+++ b/man2/migrate_pages.2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ moves all pages of the process
 that are in memory nodes
 .I old_nodes
 to the memory nodes in
-.I new_nodes.
+.IR new_nodes .
 Pages not located in any node in
 .I old_nodes
 will not be migrated.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ argument is the maximum node number in the bit mask plus one (this is the same
 as in
 .BR mbind (2),
 but different from
-.BR select (2))
+.BR select (2)).
 
 The
 .I pid