diff --git a/man2/sync.2 b/man2/sync.2
index f649d2467..e4e060dfe 100644
--- a/man2/sync.2
+++ b/man2/sync.2
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ first appeared in Linux 2.6.39;
 library support was added to glibc in version 2.14.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .BR sync ():
-SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
+POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
 
 .BR syncfs ()
 is Linux-specific.