diff --git a/man2/getpeername.2 b/man2/getpeername.2
index 9ae39f8f4..95634aabe 100644
--- a/man2/getpeername.2
+++ b/man2/getpeername.2
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 .TP
 .B EBADF
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is not a valid descriptor.
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The socket is not connected.
 .TP
 .B ENOTSOCK
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is a file, not a socket.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 SVr4, 4.4BSD (the
diff --git a/man2/getsockname.2 b/man2/getsockname.2
index a24f69c7c..0f4ccb376 100644
--- a/man2/getsockname.2
+++ b/man2/getsockname.2
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 .TP
 .B EBADF
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is not a valid descriptor.
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ to perform the operation.
 .TP
 .B ENOTSOCK
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is a file, not a socket.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 SVr4, 4.4BSD (the
diff --git a/man2/getsockopt.2 b/man2/getsockopt.2
index 54b5e130a..d91e1ac88 100644
--- a/man2/getsockopt.2
+++ b/man2/getsockopt.2
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ is set appropriately.
 .TP 10
 .B EBADF
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is not a valid descriptor.
 .TP
 .B EFAULT
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ The option is unknown at the level indicated.
 .TP
 .B ENOTSOCK
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is a file, not a socket.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 SVr4, 4.4BSD (these system calls first appeared in 4.2BSD),
diff --git a/man2/recv.2 b/man2/recv.2
index aeffb12ef..cf8a41ee9 100644
--- a/man2/recv.2
+++ b/man2/recv.2
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ before data was received.
 .TP
 .B EBADF
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is an invalid descriptor.
 .TP
 .B ECONNREFUSED
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ and
 .TP
 .B ENOTSOCK
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 does not refer to a socket.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 4.4BSD (these function calls first appeared in 4.2BSD),
diff --git a/man2/send.2 b/man2/send.2
index 8fa250e6e..70ca2f9d1 100644
--- a/man2/send.2
+++ b/man2/send.2
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ The socket is not connected, and no target has been given.
 .TP
 .B ENOTSOCK
 The argument
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is not a socket.
 .TP
 .B EOPNOTSUPP
diff --git a/man2/shutdown.2 b/man2/shutdown.2
index 98669fada..8d6d90f01 100644
--- a/man2/shutdown.2
+++ b/man2/shutdown.2
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ is set appropriately.
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
 .B EBADF
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is not a valid descriptor.
 .TP
 .B ENOTCONN
 The specified socket is not connected.
 .TP
 .B ENOTSOCK
-.I s
+.I sockfd
 is a file, not a socket.
 .SH "CONFORMING TO"
 POSIX.1-2001, 4.4BSD (the