diff --git a/man2/sysfs.2 b/man2/sysfs.2
index 5cf028b3f..15786ed53 100644
--- a/man2/sysfs.2
+++ b/man2/sysfs.2
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ filesystem that is normally mounted at
 see
 .BR sysfs (5).
 .PP
+The (obsolete)
 .BR sysfs ()
-returns information about the filesystem types currently present in
-the kernel.
+system call returns information about the filesystem types
+currently present in the kernel.
 The specific form of the
 .BR sysfs ()
 call and the information returned depends on the