diff --git a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
index 9963f2da81..dc76e7f073 100644
--- a/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
+++ b/Documentation/asciidoc.conf
@@ -59,8 +59,9 @@ ifdef::doctype-manpage[]
 {title%}<literallayout{id? id="{id}"}>
 {title#}<literallayout>
 |
-</literallayout><simpara></simpara>
+</literallayout>
 {title#}</para></formalpara>
+{title%}<simpara></simpara>
 endif::doctype-manpage[]
 endif::git-asciidoc-no-roff[]
 endif::backend-docbook[]