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diff --git a/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm b/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm
index eeed4bf794..4c6814cbcb 100644
--- a/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm
+++ b/lib/ExtUtils/Mksymlists.pm
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ C<Mksymlists>, which is exported by default from C<ExtUtils::Mksymlists>.
It takes one argument, a list of key-value pairs, in which the following
keys are recognized:
+=over
+
=item NAME
This gives the name of the extension (I<e.g.> Tk::Canvas) for which
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ extension itself (for instance, some linkers add an '_' to the
name of the extension). If it is not specified, it is derived
from the NAME attribute. It is presently used only by OS2.
+=back
+
When calling C<Mksymlists>, one should always specify the NAME
attribute. In most cases, this is all that's necessary. In
the case of unusual extensions, however, the other attributes