diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5_appdefault.3 b/lib/krb5/krb5_appdefault.3
index 14f3b9cfc..3594da546 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5_appdefault.3
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5_appdefault.3
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 
 These functions get application application defaults from the 
-.Dv appdefaults section of the
+.Dv appdefaults
+section of the
 .Xr krb5.conf 5 
 configuration file. These defaults can be specified per application,
 and/or per realm.