diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 5ca79c6f0..3bcd20e88 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ objects to be loaded before all others.
 The items of the list can be separated by spaces or colons.
 This can be used to selectively override functions in other shared objects.
 The objects are searched for using the rules given under DESCRIPTION.
+
 In secure-execution mode,
 preload pathnames containing slashes are ignored,
 and only shared objects in the standard search directories that