diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml
index be9828616e..f52f766abb 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml
@@ -1204,9 +1204,10 @@ ifconfig_fxp0_alias6="inet 202.0.75.19 netmask 255.255.255.255"
 ifconfig_fxp0_alias7="inet 202.0.75.20 netmask 255.255.255.255"</programlisting>
 
     <para>A simpler way to express this is with a space-separated list
-      of IP address ranges.  The first address will be given the
+      of <acronym>IP</acronym> address ranges.  The first address
+      will be given the
       indicated subnet mask and the additional addresses will have a
-      subnet mask of 255.255.255.255.</para>
+      subnet mask of <literal>255.255.255.255</literal>.</para>
 
     <programlisting>ifconfig_fxp0_aliases="inet 10.1.1.1-5/24 inet 202.0.75.17-20/28"</programlisting>
   </sect1>