diff --git a/doc/texi2pod.pl b/doc/texi2pod.pl
index 6127dd838a..e1ff6b46d4 100644
--- a/doc/texi2pod.pl
+++ b/doc/texi2pod.pl
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ INF: while(<$inf>) {
         if ($ended =~ /^(?:ifset|ifclear|ignore|menu|iftex|ifhtml|ifnothtml)$/) {
             $skipping = pop @skstack;
             next;
-        } elsif ($ended =~ /^(?:example|smallexample|display)$/) {
+        } elsif ($ended =~ /^(?:example|smallexample|verbatim|display)$/) {
             $shift = "";
             $_ = "";        # need a paragraph break
         } elsif ($ended =~ /^(?:itemize|enumerate|(?:multi|[fv])?table)$/) {
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ INF: while(<$inf>) {
         $_ = "\n=over 4\n";
     };
 
-    /^\@((?:small)?example|display)/ and do {
+    /^\@((?:small)?example|verbatim|display)/ and do {
         push @endwstack, $endw;
         $endw = $1;
         $shift = "\t";