diff --git a/man3/getauxval.3 b/man3/getauxval.3
index 30f5c34b0..20648adbe 100644
--- a/man3/getauxval.3
+++ b/man3/getauxval.3
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ performed by the kernel.
 The real group ID of the thread.
 .TP
 .BR AT_HWCAP
-A four byte long bit-mask whose settings 
+An architecture and ABI dependent bit-mask whose settings
 indicate detailed processor capabilities.
 The contents of the bit mask are hardware dependent
 (for example, see the kernel source file