diff --git a/man7/man-pages.7 b/man7/man-pages.7
index 3d139dc0c..2a278f40e 100644
--- a/man7/man-pages.7
+++ b/man7/man-pages.7
@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ and library functions that have been added to glibc since version 2.1
 
 The
 .BR syscalls (2)
-manual page also provides information about which
-system calls were added to Linux from kernel 2.2 onwards.
+manual page also provides information about kernel versions
+in which various system calls first appeared.
 .TP
 .B CONFORMING TO
 describes any standards or conventions that relate to the function