diff --git a/share/man/man8/man8.alpha/MAKEDEV.8 b/share/man/man8/man8.alpha/MAKEDEV.8
index 60d20881647f..458ca9ed5b59 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.alpha/MAKEDEV.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.alpha/MAKEDEV.8
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ The
 .Nm
 utility is a shell script located in the
 .Dq Pa /dev
-directory.  It is used to create the common special files.
+directory.
+It is used to create the common special files.
 See
 .Xr intro 4
 for a more complete discussion of special files.
diff --git a/share/man/man8/man8.i386/MAKEDEV.8 b/share/man/man8/man8.i386/MAKEDEV.8
index 85a99167950c..c03c1e078ec0 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.i386/MAKEDEV.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.i386/MAKEDEV.8
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ The
 .Nm
 utility is a shell script located in the
 .Dq Pa /dev
-directory.  It is used to create the common special files.
+directory.
+It is used to create the common special files.
 See
 .Xr intro 4
 for a more complete discussion of special files.