diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index d778c72bdb04faf403c216dc3df9bec75399f2ee..6246b8137e700d5275d98d52937376465e8945d9 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -567,17 +567,13 @@ practice, PORT tells the server to connect to the client's specified
 address and port, while PASV asks the server for an ip address and
 port to connect to. <address> should be one of:
 .RS
-.TP 12
-.B interface
+.IP interface
 i.e "eth0" to specify which interface's IP address you want to use  (Unix only)
-.TP
-.B "IP address"
+.IP "IP address"
 i.e "192.168.10.1" to specify exact IP number
-.TP
-.B "host name"
+.IP "host name"
 i.e "my.host.domain" to specify machine
-.TP
-.B "-"
+.IP "-"
 (any single-letter string) to make it pick the machine's default
 .RE