diff --git a/man5/utmp.5 b/man5/utmp.5
index d20dba7fc..bd40d5af1 100644
--- a/man5/utmp.5
+++ b/man5/utmp.5
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ cleans up utmp by setting \fIut_type\fP to \fBDEAD_PROCESS\fP, clearing
 record which \fIut_type\fP is not \fBDEAD_PROCESS\fP or \fBRUN_LVL\fP
 and where no process with PID \fIut_pid\fP exists.
 If no empty record
-with the needed \fIut_id\fP can be found, init creates a new one.
+with the needed \fIut_id\fP can be found,
+.BR init (8)
+creates a new one.
 It sets \fIut_id\fP from the inittab, \fIut_pid\fP and \fIut_time\fP to the
 current values, and \fIut_type\fP to \fBINIT_PROCESS\fP.
 .PP