diff --git a/man2/symlink.2 b/man2/symlink.2
index 44037a915..0220d97a5 100644
--- a/man2/symlink.2
+++ b/man2/symlink.2
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ was added to Linux in kernel 2.6.16;
 library support was added to glibc in version 2.4.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .BR symlink ():
-SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
+SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
 .\" SVr4 documents additional error codes EDQUOT and ENOSYS.
 .\" See
 .\" .BR open (2)