diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
index d783e14195..6ac7c703f3 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.sgml
@@ -1170,7 +1170,8 @@ kern.maxfiles: 2088 -> 5000</screen>
 
 	<listitem>
 	  <para>create a vn-device:</para>
-	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /dev</userinput> &prompt.root; <userinput>sh MAKEDEV vn0</userinput></screen>
+	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /dev</userinput>
+&prompt.root; <userinput>sh MAKEDEV vn0</userinput></screen>
 	</listitem>
 
 	<listitem>