diff --git a/man2/execve.2 b/man2/execve.2
index 0ea50db15..c1e55028d 100644
--- a/man2/execve.2
+++ b/man2/execve.2
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 .\" 2007-09-14 Ollie Wild <aaw@google.com>, mtk
 .\"     Add text describing limits on command-line arguments + environment
 .\"
-.TH EXECVE 2 2009-09-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH EXECVE 2 2010-01-06 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 execve \- execute program
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ All process attributes are preserved during an
 except the following:
 .IP *
 The dispositions of any signals that are being caught are
-reset to being ignored.
+reset to the default
+.RB ( signal (7)).
 .IP *
 Any alternate signal stack is not preserved
 .RB ( sigaltstack (2)).