diff --git a/man2/epoll_wait.2 b/man2/epoll_wait.2
index 15e9b0d3c..f588d2d05 100644
--- a/man2/epoll_wait.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_wait.2
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ struct epoll_event {
 
 The
 .I data
-of each returned structure will contain the same data the user set with an
+field of each returned structure contains the same data the user set via
 .BR epoll_ctl (2)
-.RB ( EPOLL_CTL_ADD ", " EPOLL_CTL_MOD )
-while the
+.RB ( EPOLL_CTL_ADD ", " EPOLL_CTL_MOD ).
+The
 .I events
-member will contain the returned event bit field.
+field contains the returned event bit field.
 .SS epoll_pwait()
 The relationship between
 .BR epoll_wait ()