diff --git a/man2/open_by_handle_at.2 b/man2/open_by_handle_at.2
index ddf96b7ba..1b7bda337 100644
--- a/man2/open_by_handle_at.2
+++ b/man2/open_by_handle_at.2
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ is interpreted relative to the directory referred to by
 .IR dirfd ,
 and a handle is returned for the file to which it refers.
 (See
-.BR openat (3)
+.BR openat (2)
 for an explanation of why "directory file descriptors" are useful.)
 .IP *
 If