diff --git a/man2/execve.2 b/man2/execve.2
index a052f34b0..214ea2426 100644
--- a/man2/execve.2
+++ b/man2/execve.2
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ execve \- execute program
 .BI "           char *const " envp []);
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR execve ()
-executes the program pointed to by \fIfilename\fP.
+executes the program referred to by \fIfilename\fP.
 This causes the program that is currently being run by the calling process
 to be replaced with a new program, with newly initialized stack, heap,
 and (initialized and uninitialized) data segments.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ If the current program is being ptraced, a \fBSIGTRAP\fP signal is sent to it
 after a successful
 .BR execve ().
 .PP
-If the set-user-ID bit is set on the program file pointed to by
+If the set-user-ID bit is set on the program file referred to by
 \fIfilename\fP,
 then the effective user ID of the calling process is changed
 to that of the owner of the program file.