diff --git a/man2/mmap.2 b/man2/mmap.2
index 496c7d5d5..d1942b52a 100644
--- a/man2/mmap.2
+++ b/man2/mmap.2
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ In some cases, this could be fixed by calling
 before the unmap takes place;
 however, this doesn't work on
 .BR tmpfs (5)
-(for example, when using POSIX shared memory interface documented in
+(for example, when using the POSIX shared memory interface documented in
 .BR shm_overview (7)).
 .SH EXAMPLE
 .\" FIXME . Add an example here that uses an anonymous shared region for