diff --git a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8 b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
index 4d5577fd066f..55d0a1efdec9 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_nfs/mount_nfs.8
@@ -239,11 +239,13 @@ connections.
 Useful for hosts that have
 both an A record and an AAAA record for the same name.
 .El
-.Bl -tag -width ".Cm dumbtimer"
-.Ss Historic Fl o Ss Options
+.Pp
+.Sy Historic Fl o Sy Options
+.Pp
 Use of these options is deprecated, they are only mentioned here for
 compatibility with historic versions of
 .Nm .
+.Bl -tag -width ".Cm dumbtimer"
 .It Cm bg
 Same as
 .Fl b .