diff --git a/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.d b/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.d
index 1e6c0f94c0..80790553c0 100644
--- a/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.d
+++ b/docs/cmdline-opts/form-string.d
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ See-also: form
 ---
 Similar to --form except that the value string for the named parameter is used
 literally. Leading \&'@' and \&'<' characters, and the \&';type=' string in
-the value have no special meaning. Use this in preference to --form\fP if
+the value have no special meaning. Use this in preference to --form if
 there's any possibility that the string value may accidentally trigger the
 \&'@' or \&'<' features of --form.
diff --git a/docs/curl.1 b/docs/curl.1
index 7bd031ca1c..997492491e 100644
--- a/docs/curl.1
+++ b/docs/curl.1
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ Added in 7.42.0.
 .IP "--form-string <name=string>"
 (HTTP) Similar to \fI-F, --form\fP except that the value string for the named parameter is used
 literally. Leading \&'@' and \&'<' characters, and the \&';type=' string in
-the value have no special meaning. Use this in preference to \fI-F, --form\fP\fP if
+the value have no special meaning. Use this in preference to \fI-F, --form\fP if
 there's any possibility that the string value may accidentally trigger the
 \&'@' or \&'<' features of \fI-F, --form\fP.