diff --git a/man2/select.2 b/man2/select.2
index 5f4ab3b28..1c83187ed 100644
--- a/man2/select.2
+++ b/man2/select.2
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ waiting until one or more of the file descriptors become "ready"
 for some class of I/O operation (e.g., input possible).
 A file descriptor is considered ready if it is possible to
 perform a corresponding I/O operation (e.g.,
-.BR read (2)
-without blocking, or a sufficiently small
-.BR write (2)).
+.BR read (2),
+or a sufficiently small
+.BR write (2))
+without blocking.
 .PP
 .BR select ()
 can monitor only file descriptors numbers that are less than