diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
index 295667ed364..1d2a3314548 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_controldata.sgml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      <arg choice="plain"><option>-D</option></arg>
      <arg choice="plain"><option>--pgdata</option></arg>
     </group>
-    <replaceable class="parameter"> datadir</replaceable>
+    <replaceable class="parameter">datadir</replaceable>
    </group>
   </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_resetwal.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_resetwal.sgml
index ed2b539582f..df968cd9bc6 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_resetwal.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_resetwal.sgml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
      <arg choice="plain"><option>-D</option></arg>
      <arg choice="plain"><option>--pgdata</option></arg>
     </group>
-    <replaceable class="parameter"> datadir</replaceable>
+    <replaceable class="parameter">datadir</replaceable>
    </group>
   </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>