diff --git a/man2/epoll_wait.2 b/man2/epoll_wait.2
index a588ba900..bce882b64 100644
--- a/man2/epoll_wait.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_wait.2
@@ -56,14 +56,13 @@ The call blocks the calling thread for a maximum time of
 milliseconds.
 Specifying a
 .I timeout
-of \-1 makes
+of \-1 causes
 .BR epoll_wait ()
-wait indefinitely, while specifying a
+to block indefinitely, while specifying a
 .I timeout
-equal to zero makes
+equal to zero cause
 .BR epoll_wait ()
-to return immediately even if no events are available
-(return code equal to zero).
+to return immediately, even if no events are available.
 
 The
 .I struct epoll_event