diff --git a/doc/makedefs.6 b/doc/makedefs.6
index 3cc5926df..b8d24b7d4 100644
--- a/doc/makedefs.6
+++ b/doc/makedefs.6
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ The
 command (and certain other commands) filter their input, on a line-by-line
 basis, according to control lines embedded in the input and on information
 gleaned from the
-.BR NetHack (6)
+.IR NetHack (6)
 configuration.
 This allows certain changes such as embedding platform-specific
 documentation into the master documentation files.
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Unknown identifiers are treated as both TRUE and as an error.
 Note that
 .BR \-\-undef " or " #undef
 in the
-.BR NetHack (6)
+.IR NetHack (6)
 configuration are different from unknown.
 .RE
 .P
diff --git a/doc/mnh.7 b/doc/mnh.7
index 77c8d9bfb..802c806ec 100644
--- a/doc/mnh.7
+++ b/doc/mnh.7
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ and number registers are defined below.
 .SH FILES
 doc/tmac.nh
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-mn(7)
+.IR mn (7)
 .SH AUTHOR
 Pat Rankin
 .SH REQUESTS
diff --git a/doc/nethack.6 b/doc/nethack.6
index 92f813796..10d681f8f 100644
--- a/doc/nethack.6
+++ b/doc/nethack.6
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ can be used in debugging (wizard) mode.
 .I \%DEBUGFILES
 can be used if the program was built with 'DEBUG' enabled.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-recover(6)
+.IR recover (6)
 .SH BUGS
 Probably infinite.
 .SH COPYRIGHT
diff --git a/doc/recover.6 b/doc/recover.6
index b7298c015..1fcdff662 100644
--- a/doc/recover.6
+++ b/doc/recover.6
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ but even a compression-using
 .I nethack
 will find them in the uncompressed form.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-nethack(6)
+.IR nethack (6)
 .SH BUGS
 .I recover
 makes no attempt to find out if a base name specifies a game in progress.