diff --git a/login-utils/chfn.1 b/login-utils/chfn.1
index 0cb5f28b8..bf837eab6 100644
--- a/login-utils/chfn.1
+++ b/login-utils/chfn.1
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Display version information and exit.
 .SH CONFIG FILE ITEMS
 .B chfn
 reads the
-.IR /etc\:/login.defs (5)
+.BR /etc\:/login.defs (5)
 configuration file.  Note that the configuration file could be
 distributed with another package (e.g. shadow-utils).  The following
 configuration items are relevant for
diff --git a/login-utils/login.1 b/login-utils/login.1
index eaa644d0b..551d3b2d7 100644
--- a/login-utils/login.1
+++ b/login-utils/login.1
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Display version information and exit.
 .SH CONFIG FILE ITEMS
 .B login
 reads the
-.IR /etc\:/login.defs (5)
+.BR /etc\:/login.defs (5)
 configuration file.  Note that the configuration file could be
 distributed with another package (e.g. shadow-utils).  The following
 configuration items are relevant for
diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8
index 26bd449fb..beef62233 100644
--- a/sys-utils/mount.8
+++ b/sys-utils/mount.8
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ and
 For most types all the
 .B mount
 program has to do is issue a simple
-.IR mount (2)
+.BR mount (2)
 system call, and no detailed knowledge of the filesystem type is required.
 For a few types however (like nfs, nfs4, cifs, smbfs, ncpfs) an ad hoc code is
 necessary.  The nfs, nfs4, cifs, smbfs, and ncpfs filesystems
diff --git a/text-utils/pg.1 b/text-utils/pg.1
index d67adf43c..c3cc7a584 100644
--- a/text-utils/pg.1
+++ b/text-utils/pg.1
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ reads from standard input.
 If standard output is not a terminal,
 .B pg
 acts like
-.IR cat (1)
+.BR cat (1)
 but precedes each file with its name if there is more than one.
 .PP
 If input comes from a pipe,
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ Overrides the system-supplied number of columns if set.
 .TP
 .BR LANG ,\  LC_ALL ,\  LC_COLLATE ,\  LC_CTYPE ,\  LC_MESSAGES
 See
-.IR locale (7).
+.BR locale (7).
 .TP
 .B LINES
 Overrides the system-supplied number of lines if set.