diff --git a/man2/stat.2 b/man2/stat.2
index 1aadf321c..82016b841 100644
--- a/man2/stat.2
+++ b/man2/stat.2
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ Bad address.
 Too many symbolic links encountered while traversing the path.
 .TP
 .B ENAMETOOLONG
-File name too long.
+.I path
+is too long.
 .TP
 .B ENOENT
 A component of