diff --git a/man2/socketcall.2 b/man2/socketcall.2
index d1803d906..924031121 100644
--- a/man2/socketcall.2
+++ b/man2/socketcall.2
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ T}
 This call is specific to Linux, and should not be used in programs
 intended to be portable.
 .SH NOTES
-Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call; call it using
+Glibc does not provide a wrapper for this system call;
+in the unlikely event that you want to call it directly, do so using
 .BR syscall (2).
 .PP
 On a some architectures\(emfor example, x86-64 and ARM\(emthere is no