diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2
index ddaf3d77c..4a4875c82 100644
--- a/man2/chmod.2
+++ b/man2/chmod.2
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ _ATFILE_SOURCE
 .PD
 .ad
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-These system calls change the permissions of a file.
+The
+.BR chmod ()
+and
+.BR fchmod ()
+system calls change the permissions of a file.
 They differ only in how the file is specified:
 .IP * 2
 .BR chmod ()
@@ -225,7 +229,9 @@ On error, \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno
 is set appropriately.
 .SH ERRORS
-Depending on the filesystem, other errors can be returned.
+Depending on the filesystem,
+errors other than those listed below can be returned.
+
 The more general errors for
 .BR chmod ()
 are listed below: