diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 4cfd6b6d7c..6219b2564c 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -6285,7 +6285,7 @@ Employ the specified codec (default: mpeg4).
 Motion JPEG
 .IPs ljpeg
 Lossless JPEG
-.IPs h261\
+.IPs h261\ 
 H.261
 .IPs h263\ 
 H.263
diff --git a/DOCS/man/fr/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/fr/mplayer.1
index 930df0a79e..ca981fd784 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/fr/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/fr/mplayer.1
@@ -6617,7 +6617,7 @@ Emploie le codec indiqu
 Motion JPEG
 .IPs ljpeg
 Lossless (sans perte) JPEG
-.IPs h261\
+.IPs h261\ 
 H.261
 .IPs h263\ 
 H.263