1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/lex/lex.1 b/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
index 065aee20a6b3..16025e9abe68 100644
--- a/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
+++ b/usr.bin/lex/lex.1
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ The "%%" marks the beginning of the rules.
 Here's another simple example:
 .nf
 
+    %{
             int num_lines = 0, num_chars = 0;
+    %}
 
     %%
     \\n      ++num_lines; ++num_chars;