diff --git a/man2/syslog.2 b/man2/syslog.2
index 65a492855..45a8c12be 100644
--- a/man2/syslog.2
+++ b/man2/syslog.2
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ This is the function executed by the kernel when a user program reads
 .IR /proc/kmsg .
 .TP
 .BR SYSLOG_ACTION_READ_ALL " (3)"
-Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer.
+Read all messages remaining in the ring buffer,
+placing then in the buffer pointed to by
+.IR bufp .
 The call reads the last \fIlen\fP
 bytes from the log buffer (nondestructively),
 but will not read more than was written into the buffer since the