diff --git a/man2/fsync.2 b/man2/fsync.2
index 36d0dedd5..9db0ab295 100644
--- a/man2/fsync.2
+++ b/man2/fsync.2
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ as made by say
 would require a metadata flush.
 
 The aim of
-.BR fdatasync (2)
+.BR fdatasync ()
 is to reduce disk activity for applications that do not
 require all metadata to be synchronized with the disk.
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ to a value greater than 0.
 .SH NOTES
 Applications that access databases or log files often write a tiny
 data fragment (e.g., one line in a log file) and then call
-.BR fsync (2)
+.BR fsync ()
 immediately in order to ensure that the written data is physically
 stored on the harddisk.
 Unfortunately,
-.BR fsync (2)
+.BR fsync ()
 will always initiate two write operations: one for the newly written
 data and another one in order to update the modification time stored
 in the inode.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ flag to
 In Linux 2.2 and earlier,
 .BR fdatasync ()
 is equivalent to
-.BR fsync (2),
+.BR fsync (),
 and so has no performance advantage.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR bdflush (2),