diff --git a/man3/getpt.3 b/man3/getpt.3
index 82be3ac9c..b82dd9aa0 100644
--- a/man3/getpt.3
+++ b/man3/getpt.3
@@ -40,10 +40,17 @@ can fail with various errors described in
 .BR getpt ()
 is provided in glibc since version 2.1.
 .SH ATTRIBUTES
-.SS Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
-The
+For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
+.BR attributes (7).
+.TS
+allbox;
+lb lb lb
+l l l.
+Interface	Attribute	Value
+T{
 .BR getpt ()
-function is thread-safe.
+T}	Thread safety	MT-Safe
+.TE
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 .BR getpt ()
 is glibc-specific;