diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/diff/diff.1 b/gnu/usr.bin/diff/diff.1
index e16f6d98dcf..44f3fec8b91 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/diff/diff.1
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/diff/diff.1
@@ -325,25 +325,25 @@ to paginate it.
 Report only whether the files differ, not the details of the
 differences.
 .TP
-.B \-r
-When comparing directories, recursively compare any subdirectories
-found.
-.TP
 .B \-\-rcs
 Output RCS-format diffs; like
 .B \-f
 except that each command
 specifies the number of lines affected.
 .TP
+.B \-r
+.br
+.ns
+.TP
 .B \-\-recursive
 When comparing directories, recursively compare any subdirectories
 found.
 .TP
-.B \-\-report\-identical\-files
+.B \-s
 .br
 .ns
 .TP
-.B \-s
+.B \-\-report\-identical\-files
 Report when two files are the same.
 .TP
 .BI "\-S " file