diff --git a/man2/memfd_secret.2 b/man2/memfd_secret.2
index 188c547bf..9d976f31c 100644
--- a/man2/memfd_secret.2
+++ b/man2/memfd_secret.2
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ necessitating the use of
 .BR syscall (2).
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .BR memfd_secret ()
-creates an anonymous file and returns a file descriptor that refers to it.
+creates an anonymous RAM-based file and returns a file descriptor
+that refers to it.
 The file provides a way to create and access memory regions
 with stronger protection than usual RAM-based files and
 anonymous memory mappings.