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diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2
index ddaf3d77cf..4a4875c822 100644
--- a/man2/chmod.2
+++ b/man2/chmod.2
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ _ATFILE_SOURCE
.PD
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-These system calls change the permissions of a file.
+The
+.BR chmod ()
+and
+.BR fchmod ()
+system calls change the permissions of a file.
They differ only in how the file is specified:
.IP * 2
.BR chmod ()
@@ -225,7 +229,9 @@ On error, \-1 is returned, and
.I errno
is set appropriately.
.SH ERRORS
-Depending on the filesystem, other errors can be returned.
+Depending on the filesystem,
+errors other than those listed below can be returned.
+
The more general errors for
.BR chmod ()
are listed below: