diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 6fc863c403..15e6a0c55d 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -6512,7 +6512,7 @@ nonstandard 20% smaller HuffYUV using YV12
 ASUS Video v1
 .IPs asv2\ 
 ASUS Video v2
-.IPs ffv1 (also see: vstrict)
+.IPs "ffv1 (also see: vstrict)"
 FFmpeg's lossless video codec
 .IPs flv\ \ 
 Sorenson H.263 used in Flash Video
@@ -6520,7 +6520,7 @@ Sorenson H.263 used in Flash Video
 Sony Digital Video
 .IPs svq1\ 
 Apple Sorenson Video 1
-.IPs snow (also see: vstrict)
+.IPs "snow (also see: vstrict)"
 FFmpeg's experimental wavelet-based codec
 .RE
 .PD 1