diff --git a/man2/utimensat.2 b/man2/utimensat.2
index c5b631e90..bca08617f 100644
--- a/man2/utimensat.2
+++ b/man2/utimensat.2
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ the caller must have appropriate privileges.
 To make any change other than setting both timestamps to the
 current time (i.e.,
 .I times
-is not NULL, and both
+is not NULL, and neither
 .I tv_nsec
-fields are not
+field is
 .B UTIME_NOW
 .\" 2.6.22 was broken here:
 .\" both must be something other than *either* UTIME_OMIT *or* UTIME_NOW.
-and both
+and neither
 .I tv_nsec
-fields are not
+field is
 .BR UTIME_OMIT ),
 either condition 2 or 3 above must apply.