diff --git a/lib/libc/stdio/fopen.3 b/lib/libc/stdio/fopen.3
index c170f189dca6..f79c98309ff0 100644
--- a/lib/libc/stdio/fopen.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdio/fopen.3
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ or the first letter.
 This is strictly for compatibility with
 .St -isoC
 and has effect only for
-.Fn fmemopen
-; otherwise
+.Fn fmemopen ;
+otherwise
 .Dq Li b
 is ignored.
 .Pp