diff --git a/man2/prctl.2 b/man2/prctl.2
index 6d61a8707..ab380ce98 100644
--- a/man2/prctl.2
+++ b/man2/prctl.2
@@ -1174,13 +1174,13 @@ The return value uses bits 0-3 with the following meaning:
 .TP
 .BR PR_SPEC_PRCTL
 Mitigation can be controlled per thread by
-.B PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL
+.BR PR_SET_SPECULATION_CTRL .
 .TP
 .BR PR_SPEC_ENABLE
 The speculation feature is enabled, mitigation is disabled.
 .TP
 .BR PR_SPEC_DISABLE
-The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is enabled
+The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is enabled.
 .TP
 .BR PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE
 Same as
@@ -1227,11 +1227,11 @@ which is one of the following:
 The speculation feature is enabled, mitigation is disabled.
 .TP
 .BR PR_SPEC_DISABLE
-The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is enabled
+The speculation feature is disabled, mitigation is enabled.
 .TP
 .BR PR_SPEC_FORCE_DISABLE
 Same as
-.B PR_SPEC_DISABLE
+.BR PR_SPEC_DISABLE ,
 but cannot be undone.
 A subsequent
 .B