diff --git a/man3/abort.3 b/man3/abort.3
index ed8c87d02..beafdc8db 100644
--- a/man3/abort.3
+++ b/man3/abort.3
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ abort \- cause abnormal process termination
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR abort ()
-first unblocks the
+function first unblocks the
 .B SIGABRT
 signal, and then raises that signal for the calling process
 (as though