diff --git a/man2/getsockname.2 b/man2/getsockname.2
index b8c9d57f7..7d987e895 100644
--- a/man2/getsockname.2
+++ b/man2/getsockname.2
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ getsockname \- get socket name
 .fi
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR getsockname ()
-returns the current
-.I name
-for the specified socket.
+returns the current address to which the socket
+.I sockfd
+is bound, in the buffer pointed to by
+.IR name .
 The
 .I namelen
 argument should be initialized to indicate