diff --git a/ctdb/doc/ctdb.1.xml b/ctdb/doc/ctdb.1.xml
index 24aea899bf2..b7e9a197ce1 100644
--- a/ctdb/doc/ctdb.1.xml
+++ b/ctdb/doc/ctdb.1.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@
       </refsect3>
 
       <refsect3><title>generation</title>
-        The generation id is a number that indicates the current generation of a cluster instance. Each time a cluster goes through a reconfiguration or a recovery its generation id will be changed.
+        <para>
+          The generation id is a number that indicates the current generation 
+          of a cluster instance. Each time a cluster goes through a 
+          reconfiguration or a recovery its generation id will be changed.
+        </para>
       </refsect3>
 
       <refsect3><title>VNNMAP</title>