diff --git a/man/poweroff.xml b/man/poweroff.xml
index 4abfa18bf7..5cbd52a94a 100644
--- a/man/poweroff.xml
+++ b/man/poweroff.xml
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>--help</option></term>
 
-        <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help-text" />
+        <listitem>
+          <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help-para" />
 
-        <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v253"/>
+          <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v253"/>
+        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/man/standard-options.xml b/man/standard-options.xml
index df71deaea9..aec9a0d750 100644
--- a/man/standard-options.xml
+++ b/man/standard-options.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <term><option>--help</option></term>
 
     <listitem id='help-text'>
-      <para>Print a short help text and exit.
+      <para id='help-para'>Print a short help text and exit.
     </para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>