diff --git a/man2/syscalls.2 b/man2/syscalls.2
index f3e557078..509aa7d8a 100644
--- a/man2/syscalls.2
+++ b/man2/syscalls.2
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ The list of system calls that are available as at kernel 2.6.22
 l l l
 ---
 l l l.
-\fBSystem call	Kernel	Notes\fP
+\fBSystem call\fP	\fBKernel\fP	\fBNotes\fP
 
 \fB_llseek\fP(2)
 \fB_newselect\fP(2)
diff --git a/man3/termios.3 b/man3/termios.3
index 013442e11..323f433a8 100644
--- a/man3/termios.3
+++ b/man3/termios.3
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
 .in
 .sp
-.br
 .BR cfsetspeed (),
 .BR cfmakeraw ():
 _BSD_SOURCE
diff --git a/man3/toascii.3 b/man3/toascii.3
index 57ce1a524..6ccc98d02 100644
--- a/man3/toascii.3
+++ b/man3/toascii.3
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
 .in
 .sp
-.br
 .BR toascii ():
 _BSD_SOURCE || _SVID_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE
 .SH DESCRIPTION