diff --git a/man3/getline.3 b/man3/getline.3
index a32d7e770..6641ecc35 100644
--- a/man3/getline.3
+++ b/man3/getline.3
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ one was found.
 .PP
 If
 .I "*lineptr"
-is set to NULL and
-.I *n
-is set 0 before the call, then
+is set to NULL before the call, then
 .BR getline ()
 will allocate a buffer for storing the line.
 This buffer should be freed by the user program