diff --git a/man2/shmctl.2 b/man2/shmctl.2
index 1e5077bf2..bd2276b63 100644
--- a/man2/shmctl.2
+++ b/man2/shmctl.2
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ of the shared memory segment, or the caller must be privileged.
 .TP
 .B IPC_RMID
 Mark the segment to be destroyed.
-The segment will only actually be destroyed
-after the last process detaches it (i.e., when the
+The segment will actually be destroyed
+only after the last process detaches it (i.e., when the
 .I shm_nattch
 member of the associated structure
 .I shmid_ds