diff --git a/man2/symlink.2 b/man2/symlink.2
index 0220d97a5..493085802 100644
--- a/man2/symlink.2
+++ b/man2/symlink.2
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ No checking of
 .I target
 is done.
 
-Deleting the name referred to by a symlink will actually delete the
+Deleting the name referred to by a symbolic link will actually delete the
 file (unless it also has other hard links).
 If this behavior is not desired, use
 .BR link (2).