diff --git a/man2/linkat.2 b/man2/linkat.2
index 8d8676577..5badbcb07 100644
--- a/man2/linkat.2
+++ b/man2/linkat.2
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if it is a symbolic link (like
 .BR link (2)).
 Since Linux 2.6.18, the flag
 .B AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW
-can be specified
+can be specified in
 .I flags
 to cause
 .I oldpath