diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7
index dd1ff1165..943a30aeb 100644
--- a/man7/epoll.7
+++ b/man7/epoll.7
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ from where it stopped before.
 struct epoll_event ev, events[MAX_EVENTS];
 int listen_sock, conn_sock, nfds, epollfd;
 
-/* Set up listening socket, \(aqlisten_sock\(aq (socket(),
-   bind(), listen()) */
+/* Code to set up listening socket, \(aqlisten_sock\(aq,
+   (socket(), bind(), listen()) omitted */
 
 epollfd = epoll_create1(0);
 if (epollfd == \-1) {