diff --git a/man2/create_module.2 b/man2/create_module.2
index 13ab0215c..fffe08a14 100644
--- a/man2/create_module.2
+++ b/man2/create_module.2
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ create_module \- create a loadable module entry
 .fi
 
 .IR Note :
-No declaration of this function is provided in glibc headers; see NOTES.
+No declaration of this system call is provided in glibc headers; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .IR Note :
 This system call is present only in kernels before Linux 2.6.
diff --git a/man2/delete_module.2 b/man2/delete_module.2
index da5b74057..d82451d84 100644
--- a/man2/delete_module.2
+++ b/man2/delete_module.2
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ delete_module \- unload a kernel module
 .fi
 
 .IR Note :
-No declaration of this function is provided in glibc headers; see NOTES.
+No declaration of this system call is provided in glibc headers; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR delete_module ()
diff --git a/man2/query_module.2 b/man2/query_module.2
index b0d322cb2..509be826e 100644
--- a/man2/query_module.2
+++ b/man2/query_module.2
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ query_module \- query the kernel for various bits pertaining to modules
 .fi
 
 .IR Note :
-No declaration of this function is provided in glibc headers; see NOTES.
+No declaration of this system call is provided in glibc headers; see NOTES.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .IR Note :
 This system call is present only in kernels before Linux 2.6.