diff --git a/man7/signal.7 b/man7/signal.7
index fa8a84c8b..9f041e43f 100644
--- a/man7/signal.7
+++ b/man7/signal.7
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ Sends a signal to a specified thread within a specific process.
 .BR sigqueue (3)
 Sends a real-time signal with accompanying data to a specified process.
 .SS Waiting for a signal to be caught
-The following system calls suspend execution of the calling process
-or thread until a signal is caught
+The following system calls suspend execution of the calling
+thread until a signal is caught
 (or an unhandled signal terminates the process):
 .TP 16
 .BR pause (2)