diff --git a/share/man/man9/style.9 b/share/man/man9/style.9
index 10ca64cde817..9744b1c11a45 100644
--- a/share/man/man9/style.9
+++ b/share/man/man9/style.9
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ macros (ones that have side effects), and the names of macros for
 manifest constants, are all in uppercase.
 The expansions of expression-like macros are either a single token
 or have outer parentheses.
-Put a single tab character between the
+Put a single space or tab character between the
 .Ic #define
-and the macro name.
+and the macro name, but be consistent within a file.
 If a macro is an inline expansion of a function, the function name is
 all in lowercase and the macro has the same name all in uppercase.
 .\" XXX the above conflicts with ANSI style where the names are the