diff --git a/man2/vmsplice.2 b/man2/vmsplice.2
index b184e27b5..ca1221ccf 100644
--- a/man2/vmsplice.2
+++ b/man2/vmsplice.2
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ either not valid, or doesn't refer to a pipe.
 .TP
 .B EINVAL
 .I nr_segs
-is 0 or greater than
+is greater than
 .BR IOV_MAX ;
 or memory not aligned if
 .B SPLICE_F_GIFT