diff --git a/man2/futex.2 b/man2/futex.2
index a648d59e1..0052f17f6 100644
--- a/man2/futex.2
+++ b/man2/futex.2
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ on the futex address.
 The test and sleep steps are performed atomically.
 If the futex value does not match
 .IR val ,
-then the call returns immediately with the error
+then the call fails immediately with the error
 .BR EWOULDBLOCK .
 .\" FIXME I added the following sentence. Please confirm that it is correct.
 The purpose of the test step is to detect races where