diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
index 9c6354a5fa4..c7c66cd271a 100644
--- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml
@@ -1485,11 +1485,11 @@ After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-ens1.device</programlisting>
         multiple times for creating multiple independent bind mount points.</para>
 
         <para>Mount options are comma-separated. <option>rbind</option> and <option>norbind</option> control whether
-        to create a recursive or a regular bind mount. Defaults to "rbind". <option>noidmap</option>,
+        to create a recursive or a regular bind mount. Defaults to <option>rbind</option>. <option>noidmap</option>,
         <option>idmap</option>, and <option>rootidmap</option> control ID mapping.</para>
 
         <para>Using <option>idmap</option> or <option>rootidmap</option> requires support by the source filesystem
-        for user/group ID mapped mounts. Defaults to "noidmap". With <option>x</option> being the container's UID range
+        for user/group ID mapped mounts. Defaults to <option>noidmap</option>. With <option>x</option> being the container's UID range
         offset, <option>y</option> being the length of the container's UID range, and <option>p</option> being the
         owner UID of the bind mount source inode on the host:
 
diff --git a/man/systemd.kill.xml b/man/systemd.kill.xml
index c23c5db8a35..e5441bb288c 100644
--- a/man/systemd.kill.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.kill.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         after sending the signal configured with
         <varname>KillSignal=</varname>. This is useful to indicate to
         shells and shell-like programs that their connection has been
-        severed. Takes a boolean value. Defaults to "no".
+        severed. Takes a boolean value. Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.
         </para>
 
         <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v207"/></listitem>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
         <varname>KillMode=</varname> of <constant>control-group</constant>
         or <constant>mixed</constant> service will not restart if
         processes from prior services exist within the control group.
-        Takes a boolean value. Defaults to "yes".
+        Takes a boolean value. Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.
         </para>
 
         <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v187"/></listitem>