diff --git a/doc/makedefs.6 b/doc/makedefs.6
index fad5ed24e..fc3120a5c 100644
--- a/doc/makedefs.6
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@@ -20,24 +20,16 @@
 makedefs \- NetHack miscellaneous build-time functions
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B makedefs
-{
-.B \-o
-|
-.B \-d
-|
-.B \-e
-|
-.B \-m
-|
-.B \-v
-|
-.B \-p
-|
-.B \-q
-|
-.B \-r
-|
-.B \-h
+{\c
+.BR \-o |\c
+.BR \-d |\c
+.BR \-e |\c
+.BR \-m |\c
+.BR \-v |\c
+.BR \-p |\c
+.BR \-q |\c
+.BR \-r |\c
+.B \-h\c
 }
 .P
 .B makedefs \-\-input