diff --git a/man2/kcmp.2 b/man2/kcmp.2
index c4fa3f459..5cde64ed3 100644
--- a/man2/kcmp.2
+++ b/man2/kcmp.2
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ are ignored.
 .PP
 Note the
 .BR kcmp ()
-is not protected against false positives which may have place if tasks are
+is not protected against false positives which may occur if tasks are
 running.
-Which means one should stop tasks being inspected with this syscall to obtain
-meaningful results.
+One should stop tasks by sending
+.BR SIGSTOP
+(see
+.BR signal (7))
+prior to inspection with this syscall to obtain meaningful results.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
 The return value of a successful call to
 .BR kcmp ()