diff --git a/man/cppcheck-design.docbook b/man/cppcheck-design.docbook
index f34dc0e12..3435b6244 100644
--- a/man/cppcheck-design.docbook
+++ b/man/cppcheck-design.docbook
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     analysis can be needed to avoid false warnings. Here is an example that
     logically is the same as the previous example:</para>
 
-    <para><programlisting>void f1(char *s)
+    <programlisting>void f1(char *s)
 {
     s[20] = 0;
 }
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ void f2()
     if (x + y == 2) {
         f1(a);
     }
-}</programlisting>Cppcheck will report this message:</para>
+}</programlisting>
+
+    <para>Cppcheck will report this message:</para>
 
     <programlisting>Array 'a[10]' index 20 out of bounds</programlisting>
 
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ void f2()
     prove that "x+y==2" can be true when the function is called from "f2". No
     error message is reported for this code:</para>
 
-    <para><programlisting>void f1(char *s)
+    <programlisting>void f1(char *s)
 {
     if (x + y == 2) {
         s[20] = 0;
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ void f2()
 {
     char a[10];
     f1(a);
-}</programlisting></para>
+}</programlisting>
   </section>
 
   <section>
diff --git a/man/manual.docbook b/man/manual.docbook
index ce9da73dd..4798edcdb 100644
--- a/man/manual.docbook
+++ b/man/manual.docbook
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ Checking path/file2.cpp...
 
         <para>The output from Cppcheck is now:</para>
 
-        <para><programlisting>Checking file3.c...
+        <programlisting>Checking file3.c...
 [file3.c:3]: (style) Variable 'i' is assigned a value that is never used
-[file3.c:3]: (style) The scope of the variable i can be reduced</programlisting></para>
+[file3.c:3]: (style) The scope of the variable i can be reduced</programlisting>
       </section>
 
       <section>