diff --git a/man2/sync.2 b/man2/sync.2
index 7c19b762f..03dba34f4 100644
--- a/man2/sync.2
+++ b/man2/sync.2
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
 .BR syncfs ()
 is Linux-specific.
 .SH NOTES
-Since glibc 2.2.2 the Linux prototype for
+Since glibc 2.2.2, the Linux prototype for
 .BR sync ()
 is as listed above,
 following the various standards.