diff --git a/man2/shmctl.2 b/man2/shmctl.2
index 9bfb03e63..792bd938b 100644
--- a/man2/shmctl.2
+++ b/man2/shmctl.2
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ updating also its
 .I shm_ctime
 member.
 .IP
-The following fields can be changed:
+The following fields are updated:
 \fIshm_perm.uid\fP, \fIshm_perm.gid\fP,
 and (the least significant 9 bits of) \fIshm_perm.mode\fP.
 .IP