diff --git a/man/bootctl.xml b/man/bootctl.xml
index 52c9179cd0f..42c4b9a8e67 100644
--- a/man/bootctl.xml
+++ b/man/bootctl.xml
@@ -251,14 +251,15 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>kernel-identify</option> <replaceable>kernel</replaceable></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Takes a kernel image as argument. Checks what kind of kernel the image is.  Returns
-        one of uki, pe or unknown.</para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para>Takes a kernel image as argument. Checks what kind of kernel the image is. Returns
+        one of <literal>uki</literal>, <literal>pe</literal>, and <literal>unknown</literal>.
+        </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>kernel-inspect</option> <replaceable>kernel</replaceable></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Takes a kernel image as argument. Prints details about the kernel.</para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para>Takes a kernel image as argument. Prints details about the image.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>