diff --git a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
index 77eb1dd1b54c..8ddc6168febb 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
@@ -575,10 +575,10 @@ for postscript or graphics printers with a ghostscript
 filter.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf -compact
+.Bl -tag -width ".Pa /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf" -compact
 .It Pa /etc/make.conf
-.It Pa /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
 .It Pa /usr/doc/Makefile
+.It Pa /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
 .It Pa /usr/src/Makefile
 .It Pa /usr/src/Makefile.inc1
 .El