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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2 b/lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2
index 52b47efb..9d5d143 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/aio_fsync.2
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd July 21, 2016
+.Dd August 19, 2016
.Dt AIO_FSYNC 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -74,16 +74,14 @@ the call returns without having enqueued the request.
.Pp
The
.Fa iocb->aio_sigevent
-structure can be used to request notification of the request's
+structure can be used to request notification of the operation's
completion as described in
.Xr aio 4 .
.Sh RESTRICTIONS
-The asynchronous I/O Control Block structure pointed to by
+The Asynchronous I/O Control Block structure pointed to by
.Fa iocb
must remain valid until the
operation has completed.
-For this reason, use of auto (stack) variables
-for these objects is discouraged.
.Pp
The asynchronous I/O control buffer
.Fa iocb
@@ -91,9 +89,8 @@ should be zeroed before the
.Fn aio_fsync
call to avoid passing bogus context information to the kernel.
.Pp
-Modifications of the Asynchronous I/O Control Block structure or the
-buffer contents after the request has been enqueued, but before the
-request has completed, are not allowed.
+Modification of the Asynchronous I/O Control Block structure is not allowed
+while the request is queued.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Rv -std aio_fsync
.Sh ERRORS
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