diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7
index c4f0f482c..c7c4546e8 100644
--- a/man7/epoll.7
+++ b/man7/epoll.7
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ If the system is in
 mode via
 .I /sys/power/autosleep
 and an event happens which wakes the device from sleep, the device
-driver will only keep the device awake until that event is queued.
+driver will keep the device awake only until that event is queued.
 To keep the device awake until the event has been processed,
 it is necessary to use the
 .BR epoll (7)