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diff --git a/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3 b/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3
--- a/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3
+++ b/lib/libc/stdlib/system.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd January 11, 2024
+.Dd February 24, 2026
.Dt SYSTEM 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@
.Xr fork 2
or
.Xr waitpid 2 .
-A return value of 127 means the execution of the shell
-failed.
+If the child process fails to execute the shell, it will terminate
+with an exit code of 127 and
+.Nm
+will return the corresponding exit status.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr sh 1 ,
.Xr execve 2 ,
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