diff --git a/man2/_exit.2 b/man2/_exit.2
index 6d9067eb6..4b3cfd7ac 100644
--- a/man2/_exit.2
+++ b/man2/_exit.2
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ canceled upon
 .BR _exit (),
 is implementation-dependent.
 .SS C library/kernel differences
-In glibc up to version 2.3, the
-.BR _exit ()
-wrapper function invoked the kernel system call of the same name.
-Since glibc 2.3, the wrapper function invokes
-.BR exit_group (2),
-in order to terminate all of the threads in a process.
+The text above in DESCRIPTION describes the traditional effect of
+.BR _exit (),
+which is to terminate a process,
+and these are the semantics specified by POSIIX.1 and implemented
+by the C library wrapper function.
+On modern systems, this means termination of all threads in the process.
 .PP
-The raw
+By contrast with the C library wrapper function, the raw Linux
 .BR _exit ()
 system call terminates only the calling thread, and actions such as
 reparenting child processes or sending
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ reparenting child processes or sending
 to the parent process are performed only if this is
 the last thread in the thread group.
 .\" _exit() is used by pthread_exit() to terminate the calling thread
+.PP
+In glibc up to version 2.3, the
+.BR _exit ()
+wrapper function invoked the kernel system call of the same name.
+Since glibc 2.3, the wrapper function invokes
+.BR exit_group (2),
+in order to terminate all of the threads in a process.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR execve (2),
 .BR exit_group (2),