diff --git a/src/xz/xz.1 b/src/xz/xz.1
index 81de5948..dbaa42e4 100644
--- a/src/xz/xz.1
+++ b/src/xz/xz.1
@@ -1201,7 +1201,6 @@ to
 resets the
 .I limit
 to the default system-specific value.
-.IP ""
 .TP
 \fB\-M\fR \fIlimit\fR, \fB\-\-memlimit=\fIlimit\fR, \fB\-\-memory=\fIlimit
 This is equivalent to specifying