diff --git a/man2/poll.2 b/man2/poll.2
index 0d8664910..1f8769076 100644
--- a/man2/poll.2
+++ b/man2/poll.2
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ no signal mask manipulation is performed
 .BR ppoll ()
 differs from
 .BR poll ()
-only in the precision of the timeout argument).
+only in the precision of the
+.I timeout
+argument).
 
 The
 .I timeout_ts