diff --git a/man2/pidfd_open.2 b/man2/pidfd_open.2
index 394e0deff..9a5aa7e36 100644
--- a/man2/pidfd_open.2
+++ b/man2/pidfd_open.2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pidfd_open \- obtain a file descriptor that refers to a process
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR pidfd_open ()
-system creates a file descriptor that refers to
+system call creates a file descriptor that refers to
 the process whose PID is specified in
 .IR pid .
 The file descriptor is returned as the function result;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ currently, this argument must be specified as 0.
 On success,
 .BR pidfd_open ()
 returns a nonnegative file descriptor.
-On success, \-1 is returned and
+On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
 is set to indicate the cause of the error.
 .SH ERRORS