diff --git a/man2/fork.2 b/man2/fork.2
index 2d4a4a372..5a6a0dc26 100644
--- a/man2/fork.2
+++ b/man2/fork.2
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The child does not inherit record locks from its parent
 .IP * 4
 The parent does not inherit timers from its parent
 .RB ( setitimer (2)
-.BR alarm (3),
+.BR alarm (2),
 .BR timer_create (3)).
 .IP * 4
 The child does not inherit outstanding asynchronous I/O operations