diff --git a/DOCS/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/mplayer.1
index c06f38af88..ecfdf5e2eb 100644
--- a/DOCS/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/mplayer.1
@@ -1761,14 +1761,13 @@ specify crispness/\:smoothness
 Override the -pass argument and use XviD VBR Library instead of DivX4
 VBR.  Available options are:
 .
-.RSs
-.IPs 0
-one pass encoding (as in not putting -pass on the command line)
-.IPs 1
-Analysis (first) pass of two pass encoding.  The resulting AVI
-file can be directed to /dev/null.
-.IPs 2
-Final (second) pass of two pass encoding.
+.RSss
+0: one pass encoding (as in not putting -pass on the command line)
+.br
+1: Analysis (first) pass of two pass encoding.
+The resulting AVI file can be directed to /dev/null.
+.br
+2: Final (second) pass of two pass encoding.
 .REss
 .RE
 .