diff --git a/man2/sigaction.2 b/man2/sigaction.2
index 22da658d0..9217cafe5 100644
--- a/man2/sigaction.2
+++ b/man2/sigaction.2
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ flag is compatible with the SVr4 flag of the same name.
 The
 .B SA_NODEFER
 flag is compatible with the SVr4 flag of the same name under kernels
-1.3.9 and newer.
+1.3.9 and later.
 On older kernels the Linux implementation
 allowed the receipt of any signal, not just the one we are installing
 (effectively overriding any