diff --git a/man2/getrandom.2 b/man2/getrandom.2
index d5eb6e76a..07d80ac15 100644
--- a/man2/getrandom.2
+++ b/man2/getrandom.2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ getrandom \- obtain a series of random bytes
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B #include <sys/random.h>
 .PP
-.BI "ssize getrandom(void *"buf ", size_t " buflen ", unsigned int " flags );
+.BI "ssize_t getrandom(void *"buf ", size_t " buflen ", unsigned int " flags );
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR getrandom ()