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diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2 b/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2
index b85c021..19461be 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/mkfifo.2
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
.Ft int
.Fn mkfifo "const char *path" "mode_t mode"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Fn Mkfifo
+The
+.Fn mkfifo
+system call
creates a new fifo file with name
.Fa path .
The access permissions are
@@ -62,7 +64,9 @@ which it is created.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Rv -std mkfifo
.Sh ERRORS
-.Fn Mkfifo
+The
+.Fn mkfifo
+system call
will fail and no fifo will be created if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er ENOTSUP
@@ -117,5 +121,5 @@ points outside the process's allocated address space.
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn mkfifo
-function call is expected to conform to
+system call is expected to conform to
.St -p1003.1-90 .
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