diff --git a/doc/openvpn.8 b/doc/openvpn.8
index 3e4c2e79..e3d603e1 100644
--- a/doc/openvpn.8
+++ b/doc/openvpn.8
@@ -3969,9 +3969,8 @@ See management\-notes.txt in the OpenVPN distribution for a
 description of the OpenVPN challenge/response protocol.
 .\"*********************************************************
 .TP
-.B \-\-server\-poll\-timeout n
-.B \-\-connect\-timeout n
-when connecting to a remote server do not wait for more than
+\fB\-\-server\-poll\-timeout n\fR, \fB\-\-connect\-timeout n\fR
+When connecting to a remote server do not wait for more than
 .B n
 seconds waiting for a response before trying the next server.
 The default value is 120s. This timeout includes proxy and TCP