diff --git a/man2/syscall.2 b/man2/syscall.2
index 01a47390d..f30e77a85 100644
--- a/man2/syscall.2
+++ b/man2/syscall.2
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ syscall \- indirect system call
 .B #include <unistd.h>
 .BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>   "  "/* For SYS_xxx definitions */"
 
-.BI "int syscall(int " number ", ...);"
+.BI "long syscall(long " number ", ...);"
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR syscall ()