diff --git a/man2/spu_create.2 b/man2/spu_create.2
index ff0dbdc20..2493b16bc 100644
--- a/man2/spu_create.2
+++ b/man2/spu_create.2
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ spu_create \- create a new spu context
 .B #include <sys/types.h>
 .B #include <sys/spu.h>
 .PP
-.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", int " flags ", mode_t " mode ","
+.BI "int spu_create(const char *" pathname ", unsigned int " flags \
+", mode_t " mode ,
 .BI "               int " neighbor_fd ");"
 .fi
 .PP