diff --git a/admin/make-tarball.txt b/admin/make-tarball.txt
index 45da3ed6be5..232053e5e96 100644
--- a/admin/make-tarball.txt
+++ b/admin/make-tarball.txt
@@ -150,10 +150,11 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
 4.    autoreconf -i -I m4 --force
       make bootstrap
 
+    The below script checks for any mistakes in the source text of
+    manual pages.  Fix any errors and re-run the script to verify.
+
       ./admin/check-man-pages
 
-    The above script checks for any mistakes in the source text of
-    manual pages.  Fix any errors and re-run the script to verify.
     Then do this:
 
       make -C etc/refcards