diff --git a/man3/exec.3 b/man3/exec.3
index 2649dd38e..88d74a4f2 100644
--- a/man3/exec.3
+++ b/man3/exec.3
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ The
 .BR exec ()
 family of functions replaces the current process image with a new process
 image.
-The functions described in this manual page are front-ends for
+The functions described in this manual page are layered on top of
 .BR execve (2).
 (See the manual page for
 .BR execve (2)