diff --git a/man2/getrlimit.2 b/man2/getrlimit.2
index af3a535f7..e8fe1b15a 100644
--- a/man2/getrlimit.2
+++ b/man2/getrlimit.2
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ The limit is specified in bytes, and is rounded down to the system page size.
 This limit affects calls to
 .BR brk (2),
 .BR sbrk (2),
-and as of Linux 4.7 also
+and (since Linux 4.7)
 .BR mmap (2),
 .\" commits 84638335900f1995495838fe1bd4870c43ec1f67
 .\" ("mm: rework virtual memory accounting"),