diff --git a/man7/sched.7 b/man7/sched.7
index a4120fa5a..c8300d2fb 100644
--- a/man7/sched.7
+++ b/man7/sched.7
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ was not possible up to kernel version 2.6.17.
 .SS Real-time features in the mainline Linux kernel
 .\" FIXME . Probably this text will need some minor tweaking
 .\" ask Carsten Emde about this.
-From kernel version 2.6.18 onward, however, Linux is gradually
+Since kernel version 2.6.18, Linux is gradually
 becoming equipped with real-time capabilities,
 most of which are derived from the former
 .I realtime-preempt