diff --git a/event.3 b/event.3
index 177ba75a..eb674b42 100644
--- a/event.3
+++ b/event.3
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ The functions
 and
 .Fn evtimer_pending
 are abbreviations for common situations where only a timeout is required.
-The file descriptor passed will be 0, and the event type will be
+The file descriptor passed will be -1, and the event type will be
 .Va EV_TIMEOUT .
 .Pp
 .Pp