diff --git a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst
index c811c3edfa57..de4da4707037 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ is not driven by packet arrival.
 - the replay sequence for both inbound and outbound
 
 1) Message Structure
-----------------------
+--------------------
 
 nlmsghdr:aevent_id:optional-TLVs.
 
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ when going from kernel to user space)
 A program needs to subscribe to multicast group XFRMNLGRP_AEVENTS
 to get notified of these events.
 
-2) TLVS reflect the different parameters:
------------------------------------------
+2) TLVS reflect the different parameters
+----------------------------------------
 
 a) byte value (XFRMA_LTIME_VAL)
 
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ d) expiry timer (XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH)
    This is a timer value in milliseconds which is used as the nagle
    value to rate limit the events.
 
-3) Default configurations for the parameters:
----------------------------------------------
+3) Default configurations for the parameters
+--------------------------------------------
 
 By default these events should be turned off unless there is
 at least one listener registered to listen to the multicast