diff --git a/usr.bin/stat/stat.1 b/usr.bin/stat/stat.1
index dbb0baaf763..2c800e77cfb 100644
--- a/usr.bin/stat/stat.1
+++ b/usr.bin/stat/stat.1
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ as an output form, with the
 exception of
 .Cm p
 which defaults to
-.Cm O ,
+.Cm O ;
 .Cm a , m ,
 and
 .Cm c
 which default to
-.Cm D ,
+.Cm D ;
 and
 .Cm Y , T ,
 and