diff --git a/man2/timer_settime.2 b/man2/timer_settime.2
index a81c71a6b..c025c60d6 100644
--- a/man2/timer_settime.2
+++ b/man2/timer_settime.2
@@ -148,23 +148,23 @@ would previously have next expired (in
 .IR old_value->it_value ).
 
 .BR timer_gettime ()
-returns the time until next expiration, and the the interval,
+returns the time until next expiration, and the interval,
 for the timer specified by
 .IR timerid ,
 in the buffer pointed to by
 .IR curr_value .
 The time remaining until the next timer expiration is returned in
-.IR curr_value.it_value ;
+.IR curr_value->it_value ;
 this is always a relative value, regardless of whether the
 .BR TIMER_ABSTIME
 flag was used when arming the timer.
 If the value returned in
-.IR curr_value.it_value
+.IR curr_value->it_value
 is zero, then the timer is currently disarmed.
 The timer interval is returned in
-.IR curr_value.it_interval .
+.IR curr_value->it_interval .
 If the value returned in
-.IR curr_value.it_interval
+.IR curr_value->it_interval
 is zero, then this is a "one-shot" timer.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 On success,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ These functions may fail with the following errors:
 .IR old_value ,
 or
 .I curr_value
-is not valid a pointer.
+is not a valid pointer.
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
 .I timerid