diff --git a/man7/epoll.7 b/man7/epoll.7
index c14f74287..7c67e1381 100644
--- a/man7/epoll.7
+++ b/man7/epoll.7
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ if (epollfd == \-1) {
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 }
 
-ev.events = EPOLL_IN;
+ev.events = EPOLLIN;
 ev.data.fd = listen_sock;
 if (epoll_ctl(epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, listen_sock, &ev) == \-1) {
     perror("epoll_ctl: listen_sock");