diff --git a/man3/termios.3 b/man3/termios.3
index b069ec086..f45b4e675 100644
--- a/man3/termios.3
+++ b/man3/termios.3
@@ -736,8 +736,8 @@ returns 0.
 .TP
 MIN > 0; TIME == 0:
 .BR read (2)
-blocks until the lesser of MIN bytes or the number of bytes requested
-are available, and returns the lesser of these two values.
+blocks until MIN bytes are available,
+and returns up to the number of bytes requested.
 .TP
 MIN == 0; TIME > 0:
 TIME specifies the limit for a timer in tenths of a second.