diff --git a/man2/recv.2 b/man2/recv.2
index caf758f7d..21a0e4ef5 100644
--- a/man2/recv.2
+++ b/man2/recv.2
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ parameter.
 All three routines return the length of the message on successful
 completion.  If a message is too long to fit in the supplied buffer, excess
 bytes may be discarded depending on the type of socket the message is
-received from (see
-.BR socket (2)).
+received from.
 .PP
 If no messages are available at the socket, the receive calls wait for a
 message to arrive, unless the socket is nonblocking (see