diff --git a/lib/libutil/pidfile.3 b/lib/libutil/pidfile.3
index e11276f0d26..c224a9b6fde 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/pidfile.3
+++ b/lib/libutil/pidfile.3
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function closes and removes a pidfile.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn pidfile_fileno
-function returns the file descriptor for the open pid file.
+function returns the file descriptor for the open pidfile.
 .Sh RETURN VALUES
 The
 .Fn pidfile_open
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ will be set.
 The
 .Fn pidfile_fileno
 function returns the low-level file descriptor.
-It returns -1 and sets
+It returns
+.Li -1
+and sets
 .Va errno
 if a NULL
 .Vt pidfh
diff --git a/lib/libutil/pidfile.c b/lib/libutil/pidfile.c
index cf5accebe3b..6bfa3767058 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/pidfile.c
+++ b/lib/libutil/pidfile.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ pidfile_remove(struct pidfh *pfh)
 int
 pidfile_fileno(struct pidfh *pfh)
 {
+
 	if (pfh == NULL || pfh->pf_fd == -1) {
 		errno = EDOOFUS;
 		return (-1);