diff --git a/docs/pandoc-man.mk b/docs/pandoc-man.mk
index 90d6ecb..a6390e7 100644
--- a/docs/pandoc-man.mk
+++ b/docs/pandoc-man.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ PANDOC ?= pandoc
 
 MANSECTION ?= 1
 
-MANPAGE.md = $(PANDOC) --standalone $(PANDOCFLAGS) --to man
+PANDOC_OPTIONS=-f gfm+definition_lists --standalone
+
+
+MANPAGE.md = $(PANDOC) --standalone $(PANDOC_OPTIONS) --to man
 
 %.$(MANSECTION): %.$(MANSECTION).md
 	$(MANPAGE.md) $< -o $@
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