diff --git a/doc/makedefs.6 b/doc/makedefs.6
index 12774dc71..55ef956a7 100644
--- a/doc/makedefs.6
+++ b/doc/makedefs.6
@@ -121,7 +121,11 @@ file.
 .TP
 .B \-s
 Generate the
-.IR bogusmon ", " engrave ", and " epitaph " files."
+.IR bogusmon ,
+.IR engrave ,
+and
+.I epitaph
+files.
 .br
 .TP
 .B \-1