--- a/doc/rst2man.py	Mon Nov 30 21:54:34 2009 +0100
+++ b/doc/rst2man.py	Fri Dec 04 12:48:17 2009 +0100
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@
     def visit_line_block(self, node):
         self._line_block += 1
         if self._line_block == 1:
+            self.body.append('.sp\n')
             self.body.append('.nf\n')
         else:
             self.body.append('.in +2\n')