diff --git a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml
index 3201fcd534..87f17be0ed 100644
--- a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <command>systemd-inhibit</command> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg>COMMAND</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGUMENTS</arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
     <cmdsynopsis>
-      <command>systemd-inhibit</command> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> --list
+      <command>systemd-inhibit</command> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg>--list</arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
   </refsynopsisdiv>
 
diff --git a/man/systemd-notify.xml b/man/systemd-notify.xml
index 5905518564..54fde9b4f5 100644
--- a/man/systemd-notify.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-notify.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       <command>systemd-notify</command> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">VARIABLE=VALUE</arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
     <cmdsynopsis>
-      <command>systemd-notify</command> --exec <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">VARIABLE=VALUE</arg> ; <arg rep="repeat">CMDLINE</arg>
+      <command>systemd-notify</command> <arg>--exec</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">VARIABLE=VALUE</arg> <arg>;</arg> <arg rep="repeat">CMDLINE</arg>
     </cmdsynopsis>
   </refsynopsisdiv>