poll.2: tfix

index 9ee7315a817a..ff22045247f3 100644
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ whose
 .I revents
 fields have been set to a nonzero value (indicating an event or an error).
 A return value of zero indicates that the system call timed out
-before any file descriptors became read.
+before any file descriptors became ready.
 .PP
 On error, \-1 is returned, and
 .I errno