diff --git a/man2/acct.2 b/man2/acct.2
index 27b0c5cf4..f9efe437f 100644
--- a/man2/acct.2
+++ b/man2/acct.2
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ was too long.
 The system-wide limit on the total number of open files has been reached.
 .TP
 .B ENOENT
-The specified filename does not exist.
+The specified file does not exist.
 .TP
 .B ENOMEM
 Out of memory.