--- a/doc/interpreter/system.texi
+++ b/doc/interpreter/system.texi
@@ -492,13 +492,19 @@
 argument @code{--exec-path PATH}, or by setting the value of
 @code{EXEC_PATH} in a startup script.  If the value of @code{EXEC_PATH}
 begins (ends) with a colon, the directories
-@code{OCTAVE_HOME/libexec/octave/site/exec/ARCH},
-@code{OCTAVE_HOME/libexec/octave/VERSION/exec/ARCH} and
-@code{OCTAVE_HOME/bin} are prepended (appended) to @code{EXEC_PATH},
-where @code{OCTAVE_HOME} is the top-level directory where all of Octave
-is installed (@file{/usr/local} by default).  If you don't specify a
-value for @code{EXEC_PATH} explicitly, these special directories are
-prepended to your shell path.
+
+@example
+OCTAVE_HOME/libexec/octave/site/exec/ARCH
+OCTAVE_HOME/libexec/octave/VERSION/exec/ARCH
+OCTAVE_HOME/bin
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+are prepended (appended) to @code{EXEC_PATH}, where @code{OCTAVE_HOME}
+is the top-level directory where all of Octave is installed
+(@file{/usr/local} by default).  If you don't specify a value for
+@code{EXEC_PATH} explicitly, these special directories are prepended to
+your shell path.
 @end defvr
 
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} getenv (@var{var})