diff --git a/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2 b/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2
index c8a44cd58..ae754e30b 100644
--- a/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2
+++ b/man2/pidfd_send_signal.2
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ currently, this argument must be specified as 0.
 On success,
 .BR pidfd_send_signal ()
 returns 0.
-On success, \-1 is returned and
+On error, \-1 is returned and
 .I errno
 is set to indicate the cause of the error.
 .SH ERRORS