diff --git a/src/ipsec/_ipsec.8.in b/src/ipsec/_ipsec.8.in
index 78067b748..b80479972 100644
--- a/src/ipsec/_ipsec.8.in
+++ b/src/ipsec/_ipsec.8.in
@@ -277,16 +277,12 @@ command.
 .TP
 .B "\-\-version"
 returns the version in the form of
-.B strongSwan U<strongSwan userland version>/K<kernel version>
-if strongSwan uses the native NETKEY IPsec stack of the kernel it is
-running on.
+.BR "strongSwan U<strongSwan userland version>/K<kernel version>" .
 .
 .TP
 .B "\-\-versioncode"
 returns the version number in the form of
-.B U<strongSwan userland version>/K<kernel version>
-if strongSwan uses the native NETKEY IPsec stack of the kernel it is
-running on.
+.BR "U<strongSwan userland version>/K<kernel version>" .
 .
 .TP
 .B "\-\-copyright"