diff --git a/man2/get_thread_area.2 b/man2/get_thread_area.2
index f2bfdbdd2..fbe279c62 100644
--- a/man2/get_thread_area.2
+++ b/man2/get_thread_area.2
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ get_thread_area \- Get a Thread Local Storage (TLS) area
 returns an entry in the current thread's Thread Local Storage (TLS) array.
 The index of the entry corresponds to the value
 of \fIu_info->\fR\fIentry_number\fR, passed in by the user.
-If the value is in bounds, \fBget_thread_info\fR copies the corresponding
+If the value is in bounds,
+.BR get_thread_area ()
+copies the corresponding
 TLS entry into the area pointed to by \fIu_info\fR.
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 .BR get_thread_area ()