diff --git a/lib/libutil/pidfile.3 b/lib/libutil/pidfile.3
index ac8c29db2620..cc2b4bb639d4 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/pidfile.3
+++ b/lib/libutil/pidfile.3
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ if an error occurs.
 If an error occurs,
 .Va errno
 will be set.
+.Pp
 .Rv -std pidfile_write pidfile_close pidfile_remove
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 The following example shows in which order these functions should be used.