diff --git a/ares/ares_mkquery.3 b/ares/ares_mkquery.3
index 4483caa86..f2f5a49ce 100644
--- a/ares/ares_mkquery.3
+++ b/ares/ares_mkquery.3
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ ares_mkquery \- Compose a single-question DNS query buffer
 .nf
 .B #include <ares.h>
 .PP
-.B
-int ares_mkquery(const char *\fIname\fP, int \fIdnsclass\fP, int \fItype\fP,
-.B
-	unsigned short \fIid\fP, int \fIrd\fP, char **\fIbuf\fP,
-	int *\fIbuflen\fP)
+.B int ares_mkquery(const char *\fIname\fP, int \fIdnsclass\fP, int \fItype\fP,
+.B	unsigned short \fIid\fP, int \fIrd\fP, char **\fIbuf\fP,
+.B	int *\fIbuflen\fP)
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
diff --git a/ares/ares_parse_a_reply.3 b/ares/ares_parse_a_reply.3
index 9c6281159..7acd70fe9 100644
--- a/ares/ares_parse_a_reply.3
+++ b/ares/ares_parse_a_reply.3
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ ares_parse_a_reply \- Parse a reply to a DNS query of type A into a hostent
 .nf
 .B #include <ares.h>
 .PP
-.B
-int ares_parse_a_reply(const unsigned char *\fIabuf\fB, int \fIalen\fB,
-.B 	struct hostent **\fIhost\fB);
+.B int ares_parse_a_reply(const unsigned char *\fIabuf\fP, int \fIalen\fP,
+.B 	struct hostent **\fIhost\fP);
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
diff --git a/ares/ares_parse_ptr_reply.3 b/ares/ares_parse_ptr_reply.3
index c0a6a82d7..93e12f76f 100644
--- a/ares/ares_parse_ptr_reply.3
+++ b/ares/ares_parse_ptr_reply.3
@@ -21,11 +21,9 @@ ares_parse_ptr_reply \- Parse a reply to a DNS query of type PTR into a hostent
 .nf
 .B #include <ares.h>
 .PP
-.B
-int ares_parse_ptr_reply(const unsigned char *\fIabuf\fB, int \fIalen\fB,
-.B
- 	const void *\fIaddr\fP, int \fIaddrlen\fP, int \fIfamily\fP,
-.B	struct hostent **\fIhost\fB);
+.B int ares_parse_ptr_reply(const unsigned char *\fIabuf\fP, int \fIalen\fP,
+.B 	const void *\fIaddr\fP, int \fIaddrlen\fP, int \fIfamily\fP,
+.B	struct hostent **\fIhost\fP);
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
diff --git a/ares/ares_send.3 b/ares/ares_send.3
index 343aa12d5..2627b17ef 100644
--- a/ares/ares_send.3
+++ b/ares/ares_send.3
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ ares_send \- Initiate a DNS query
 .B typedef void (*ares_callback)(void *\fIarg\fP, int \fIstatus\fP,
 .B	unsigned char *\fIabuf\fP, int \fIalen\fP)
 .PP
-.B
-void ares_send(ares_channel \fIchannel\fP, const unsigned char *\fIqbuf\fP,
+.B void ares_send(ares_channel \fIchannel\fP, const unsigned char *\fIqbuf\fP,
 .B 	int \fIqlen\fP, ares_callback \fIcallback\fP, void *\fIarg\fP)
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION