diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index 300ecbb46..bef3b1c04 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ The
 .I name
 field is present only when an event is returned
 for a file inside a watched directory;
-it identifies the file pathname relative to the watched directory.
-This pathname is null-terminated,
+it identifies the filename within to the watched directory.
+This filename is null-terminated,
 and may include further null bytes (\(aq\\0\(aq) to align subsequent reads to a
 suitable address boundary.