diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a738085..3d14595 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += $(TESTS) tests/run-valgrind.sh tests/test-env.sh
 
 doc/pv.1.md: $(srcdir)/doc/pv.1
 	test -d doc || mkdir doc
-	pandoc --from man --to markdown < $< > $@
+	pandoc --from man --to markdown < $< | sed '/\*\*\*\*/{s/\*//g;s/^/**/;s/$$/**/}' | sed '/^```/,/^```/d' > $@
 
 SUFFIXES = .c .o .e
 
diff --git a/doc/pv.1 b/doc/pv.1
index edcb51b..2874e26 100644
--- a/doc/pv.1
+++ b/doc/pv.1
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ Instead of counting bytes, count lines (newline characters). The progress
 bar will only move when a new line is found, and the value passed to the
 .B \-s
 option will be interpreted as a line count.
-
+.TP
+.B ""
 If this option is used without
 .BR \-s ,
 the "total size" (in this case, total line count) is calculated by reading
diff --git a/doc/pv.1.md b/doc/pv.1.md
index d6ba823..ee995b4 100644
--- a/doc/pv.1.md
+++ b/doc/pv.1.md
@@ -196,17 +196,18 @@ that are explicitly switched on will be shown.
     progress bar will only move when a new line is found, and the value
     passed to the **-s** option will be interpreted as a line count.
 
-If this option is used without **-s**, the \"total size\" (in this case,
-total line count) is calculated by reading through all input files once
-before transfer starts. If any inputs are pipes or non-regular files, or
-are unreadable, the total size will not be calculated.
+:   If this option is used without **-s**, the \"total size\" (in this
+    case, total line count) is calculated by reading through all input
+    files once before transfer starts. If any inputs are pipes or
+    non-regular files, or are unreadable, the total size will not be
+    calculated.
 
 **-0, \--null**
 
 :   Count lines as terminated with a zero byte instead of with a
     newline. This option implies \--line-mode.
 
-**-i SEC, --interval SEC**
+**-i SEC, \--interval SEC**
 
 :   Wait *SEC* seconds between updates. The default is to update every
     second. Note that this can be a decimal such as 0.1.
@@ -513,9 +514,6 @@ The following problems are known to exist in **pv**:
     in a separate process group from the one that owns the terminal. In
     these cases, use **\--force**.
 
-```{=html}
-<!-- -->
-```
 
 **\***
 
@@ -524,9 +522,6 @@ The following problems are known to exist in **pv**:
     is needed to handle the terminal scrolling). To fix this, start
     **cygserver** before using **pv -c**.
 
-```{=html}
-<!-- -->
-```
 
 **\***