diff --git a/man2/_exit.2 b/man2/_exit.2
index c55d2a612..6e656c8f4 100644
--- a/man2/_exit.2
+++ b/man2/_exit.2
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The process's parent is sent a
 signal.
 .PP
 The value
-.I "status & 0377"
+.I "status & 0xFF"
 is returned to the parent process as the process's exit status, and
 can be collected using one of the
 .BR wait (2)
diff --git a/man3/exit.3 b/man3/exit.3
index 98f4da8ca..da675de68 100644
--- a/man3/exit.3
+++ b/man3/exit.3
@@ -38,9 +38,8 @@ exit \- cause normal process termination
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .BR exit ()
-function causes normal process termination and the
-value of \fIstatus & 0377\fP is returned to the parent
-(see
+function causes normal process termination and the value of \fIstatus &
+0xFF\fP is returned to the parent (see
 .BR wait (2)).
 .PP
 All functions registered with