diff --git a/man2/access.2 b/man2/access.2
index 3fdeb888d..98e41d391 100644
--- a/man2/access.2
+++ b/man2/access.2
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ Too many symbolic links were encountered in resolving
 is too long.
 .TP
 .B ENOENT
-A directory component in
+A component of
 .I pathname
-would have been accessible but does not exist or was a dangling
-symbolic link.
+does not exist or is a dangling symbolic link.
 .TP
 .B ENOTDIR
 A component used as a directory in