diff --git a/share/man/man4/yp.4 b/share/man/man4/yp.4
index ed386b8741c7..33d7812e89b8 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/yp.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/yp.4
@@ -433,10 +433,9 @@ should be changed to "des" for compatibility.
 Some systems, such as SunOS 4.x, need
 .Tn NIS
 to be running in order
-for their hostname resolution functions (
-.Fn gethostbyname ,
-.Fn gethostbyaddr ,
-etc) to work properly.
+for their hostname resolution functions
+.Pq Fn gethostbyname , Fn gethostbyaddr , etc.
+to work properly.
 On these systems,
 .Xr ypserv 8
 performs
diff --git a/share/man/man8/yp.8 b/share/man/man8/yp.8
index ed386b8741c7..33d7812e89b8 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/yp.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/yp.8
@@ -433,10 +433,9 @@ should be changed to "des" for compatibility.
 Some systems, such as SunOS 4.x, need
 .Tn NIS
 to be running in order
-for their hostname resolution functions (
-.Fn gethostbyname ,
-.Fn gethostbyaddr ,
-etc) to work properly.
+for their hostname resolution functions
+.Pq Fn gethostbyname , Fn gethostbyaddr , etc.
+to work properly.
 On these systems,
 .Xr ypserv 8
 performs