diff --git a/man2/request_key.2 b/man2/request_key.2
index 1c2693e65..a61fcd254 100644
--- a/man2/request_key.2
+++ b/man2/request_key.2
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ and
 The kernel creates an authorization key, V,
 .\" struct request_key_auth, defined in security/keys/internal.h
 that refers to the key U and records the facts that the caller of
-.BR request_key (2)
+.BR request_key ()
 is:
 .RS
 .IP (1) 4
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ The payload of the key is taken from the data specified in
 .IR callout_info .
 .IP *
 Internally, the kernel also records the PID of the process that called
-.BR request_key (2).
+.BR request_key ().
 .RE
 .IP c)
 The kernel creates a process that executes a user-space service such as
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ operation (or, more commonly, the
 .BR keyctl_instantiate (3)
 function).
 At this point, the
-.BR request_key (2)
+.BR request_key ()
 call completes, and the requesting program can continue execution.
 .RE
 .P