diff --git a/lib/roken/getarg.c b/lib/roken/getarg.c
index de99f7df1..a4ce3aed3 100644
--- a/lib/roken/getarg.c
+++ b/lib/roken/getarg.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ mandoc_template(struct getargs *args,
 	    print_arg(buf, sizeof(buf), 1, 0, args + i);
 	    printf(".Oo Fl %c%s \\*(Ba Xo\n", args[i].short_name, buf);
 	    print_arg(buf, sizeof(buf), 1, 1, args + i);
-	    printf(".Fl -%s%s Oc\n.Xc\n", args[i].long_name, buf);
+	    printf(".Fl -%s%s\n.Xc\n.Oc\n", args[i].long_name, buf);
 	}
     /*
 	    if(args[i].type == arg_strings)