diff --git a/lib/libncurses/curs_addstr.3 b/lib/libncurses/curs_addstr.3
index c55c2f57ede9..74ac9c754bca 100644
--- a/lib/libncurses/curs_addstr.3
+++ b/lib/libncurses/curs_addstr.3
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 .br
 \fBint waddnstr(WINDOW *win, char *str, int n);\fR
 .br
-\fBint mvaddstr(y, int x, char *str);\fR
+\fBint mvaddstr(int y, int x, char *str);\fR
 .br
-\fBint mvaddnstr(y, int x, char *str, int n);\fR
+\fBint mvaddnstr(int y, int x, char *str, int n);\fR
 .br
 \fBint mvwaddstr(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);\fR
 .br