diff --git a/telnet/telnet.1 b/telnet/telnet.1
index 8ff070c..6434cfc 100644
--- a/telnet/telnet.1
+++ b/telnet/telnet.1
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@ Disables the
 .Ar atype
 type of authentication.
 .It Fl a
-Attempt automatic login. This is now the default, so this option is
-ignored. Currently, this sends the user name via the
+Attempt automatic login.
+This is now the default, so this option is ignored.
+Currently, this sends the user name via the
 .Ev USER
 variable
 of the
@@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ connection to
 .Ar src_addr ,
 which can be an IP address or a host name.
 .It Fl x
-Turns on encryption of the data stream if possible. This is now the
-default, so this option is ignored.
+Turns on encryption of the data stream if possible.
+This is now the default, so this option is ignored.
 .It Fl y
 Suppresses encryption of the data stream.
 .It Ar host