diff --git a/man2/epoll_wait.2 b/man2/epoll_wait.2
index f588d2d05..132e429af 100644
--- a/man2/epoll_wait.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_wait.2
@@ -103,9 +103,11 @@ struct epoll_event {
 
 The
 .I data
-field of each returned structure contains the same data the user set via
+field of each returned structure contains the same data as was specified
+in the most recent call to
 .BR epoll_ctl (2)
-.RB ( EPOLL_CTL_ADD ", " EPOLL_CTL_MOD ).
+.RB ( EPOLL_CTL_ADD ", " EPOLL_CTL_MOD )
+for the corresponding open file description.
 The
 .I events
 field contains the returned event bit field.