diff --git a/man2/ipc.2 b/man2/ipc.2
index 227d7ef1c..0312559c9 100644
--- a/man2/ipc.2
+++ b/man2/ipc.2
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ for messages, semaphores, and shared memory.
 determines which IPC function to invoke;
 the other arguments are passed through to the appropriate call.
 .PP
-User programs should call the appropriate functions by their usual names.
+User-space programs should call the appropriate functions by their usual names.
 Only standard library implementors and kernel hackers need to know about
 .BR ipc ().
 .SH CONFORMING TO