diff --git a/man2/ipc.2 b/man2/ipc.2
index c0ba4651f..f505fa1c9 100644
--- a/man2/ipc.2
+++ b/man2/ipc.2
@@ -27,12 +27,20 @@
 ipc \- System V IPC system calls
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
-.BI "int ipc(unsigned int " call ", int " first ", unsigned long " second ,
-.BI "        unsigned long " third ", void *" ptr ", long " fifth );
+.BR "#include <sys/syscall.h>" "      /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"
+.B #include <unistd.h>
+.PP
+.BI "int syscall(SYS_ipc, unsigned int " call ", int " first ,
+.BI "            unsigned long " second ", unsigned long " third \
+", void *" ptr ,
+.BI "            long " fifth );
 .fi
 .PP
 .IR Note :
-There is no glibc wrapper for this system call; see NOTES.
+glibc provides no wrapper for
+.BR ipc (),
+necessitating the use of
+.BR syscall (2).
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR ipc ()
 is a common kernel entry point for the System\ V IPC calls
@@ -56,10 +64,6 @@ system call; instead,
 .BR semctl (2),
 .BR shmctl (2),
 and so on really are implemented as separate system calls.
-.PP
-Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call;
-in the unlikely event that you want to call it directly, you can do so using
-.BR syscall (2).
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR msgctl (2),
 .BR msgget (2),