diff --git a/binutils/c++filt.1 b/binutils/c++filt.1
index 1fc8241caea..d3e8365c22d 100644
--- a/binutils/c++filt.1
+++ b/binutils/c++filt.1
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ A typical use of
 .B c++filt
 is to pipe the output of 
 .B nm
-though it, using 
+through it, using 
 .B c++filt
 as a filter:
+.br
 .RS
 .B nm \fIobjfile\fB | c++filt
 .RE