diff --git a/man2/alarm.2 b/man2/alarm.2
index 1eea89d18..c96d313a5 100644
--- a/man2/alarm.2
+++ b/man2/alarm.2
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ share the same timer; calls to one will interfere with use of the
 other.
 
 Alarms created by
-.BR alarm()
+.BR alarm ()
 are preserved across
 .BR execve (2)
 and are not inherited by children created via