diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 28ffa6536a..ea9ff3a6a4 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -463,13 +463,13 @@ Using realtime priority can cause system lockup.
 Increment verbose level (more \-v means more verbosity).
 .PD 0
 .RSs
-.IPs 0
+.IPs <nothing>
 only some informational output (default)
-.IPs 1
+.IPs \-v\ \ \ 
 some basic debug infos, avi header, function values (init debug)
-.IPs 2
+.IPs \-v\ \-v
 print avi indexes, chunk inputs, more debug infos (player debug)
-.IPs 3
+.IPs \-v\ \-v\ \-v
 prints everything related to input parsers (parser debug)
 .RE
 .PD 1