diff --git a/misc-utils/rename.1 b/misc-utils/rename.1
index 6811a3866..255832feb 100644
--- a/misc-utils/rename.1
+++ b/misc-utils/rename.1
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 .SH NAME
 rename \- Rename files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.BI rename " from to file..."
+.B rename
+.IR  "from to file" ...
 .br
-.BI rename " -V"
+.B rename -V
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .B rename
 will rename the specified files by replacing the first occurrence of
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ in their name by
 .IR to .
 
 .TP
-.I "\-V," "\-\-version"
+.BR \-V , " \-\-version"
 Display version information and exit.
 .TP