diff --git a/man7/inotify.7 b/man7/inotify.7
index eb83e0637..036bb6fb5 100644
--- a/man7/inotify.7
+++ b/man7/inotify.7
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ add (OR) the events in
 to the watch mask (instead of replacing the mask).
 .TP
 .B IN_ONESHOT
-Monitor
+Monitor the filesystem object corresponding to
 .I pathname
 for one event, then remove from
 watch list.