diff --git a/man2/sigaction.2 b/man2/sigaction.2
index a5e263378..581a2686a 100644
--- a/man2/sigaction.2
+++ b/man2/sigaction.2
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ see
 .BR sigqueue (2)
 for more details.
 .IP *
-POSIX.1b timers (since Linux 2.6) fill in
+Signals sent by POSIX.1b timers (since Linux 2.6) fill in
 .I si_overrun
 and
 .IR si_timerid .