diff --git a/man2/execve.2 b/man2/execve.2
index 9b72ec683..db28c501d 100644
--- a/man2/execve.2
+++ b/man2/execve.2
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ call.
 Since UNIX V7 both are NULL.
 .SH EXAMPLE
 The following program is designed to be execed by the second program below.
-It just echoes its command-line one per line.
+It just echoes its command-line arguments, one per line.
 
 .in +4n
 .nf