diff --git a/man2/epoll_wait.2 b/man2/epoll_wait.2
index 08c0fdd47..adf691ed6 100644
--- a/man2/epoll_wait.2
+++ b/man2/epoll_wait.2
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ executing the following calls:
 
     sigset_t origmask;
 
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigmask, &origmask);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigmask, &origmask);
     ready = epoll_wait(epfd, &events, maxevents, timeout);
-    sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &origmask, NULL);
+    pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &origmask, NULL);
 .fi
 .PP
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