diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 6b09b61f6..49c6499e1 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ in the chapter
 .BR LD_BIND_NOT " (since glibc 2.1.95)"
 If this environment variable is set to a nonempty string,
 do not update the GOT (global offset table) and PLT (procedure linkage table)
-after resolving a symbol.
+after resolving a function symbol.
 .TP
 .BR LD_DEBUG " (since glibc 2.1)"
 Output verbose debugging information about the dynamic linker.