diff --git a/man2/shmctl.2 b/man2/shmctl.2
index aaa594f97..05c371ec4 100644
--- a/man2/shmctl.2
+++ b/man2/shmctl.2
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ system call that detached tgis segment.
 .TP
 .I shm_ctime
 Time of creation of segment or time of the last
-.BR shmctl (2)
+.BR shmctl ()
 .BR IPC_SET
 operation.
 .PP