diff --git a/man2/perf_event_open.2 b/man2/perf_event_open.2
index 72e265f8a..3fe581f14 100644
--- a/man2/perf_event_open.2
+++ b/man2/perf_event_open.2
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ and
 arguments allow specifying which process and CPU to monitor:
 .TP
 .BR "pid == 0" " and " "cpu == \-1"
-This measures the current process/thread on any CPU.
+This measures the calling process/thread on any CPU.
 .TP
 .BR "pid == 0" " and " "cpu >= 0"
-This measures the current process/thread only
+This measures the calling process/thread only
 when running on the specified CPU.
 .TP
 .BR "pid > 0" " and " "cpu == \-1"
@@ -2251,7 +2251,7 @@ attached to it using the
 and
 .B PR_TASK_PERF_EVENTS_DISABLE
 operations.
-This applies to all counters on the current process, whether created by
+This applies to all counters on the calling process, whether created by
 this process or by another, and does not affect any counters that this
 process has created on other processes.
 It enables or disables only