diff --git a/man3/scandir.3 b/man3/scandir.3
index 6322c2eeb..640a27537 100644
--- a/man3/scandir.3
+++ b/man3/scandir.3
@@ -226,6 +226,24 @@ was added to glibc in version 2.1.
 
 .BR scandirat ()
 was added to glibc in version 2.15.
+.SH ATTRIBUTES
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lbw26 lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface	Attribute	Value
+T{
+.BR scandir (),
+.BR scandirat ()
+T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
+T{
+.BR alphasort (),
+.BR versionsort ()
+T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe locale
+.TE
+
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .BR alphasort (),
 .BR scandir ():