diff --git a/man2/inotify_init.2 b/man2/inotify_init.2
index 18d763c54..61ce2e94d 100644
--- a/man2/inotify_init.2
+++ b/man2/inotify_init.2
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ An invalid value was specified in
 .B EMFILE
 The user limit on the total number of inotify instances has been reached.
 .TP
+.B EMFILE
+The per-process limit on the number of open file descriptors has been reached.
+.TP
 .B ENFILE
 The system limit on the total number of file descriptors has been reached.
 .TP