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diff --git a/pcap_set_datalink.3pcap b/pcap_set_datalink.3pcap
index 24d57a541c83..66cfdb1e7a9a 100644
--- a/pcap_set_datalink.3pcap
+++ b/pcap_set_datalink.3pcap
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
.\" WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.\"
-.TH PCAP_SET_DATALINK 3PCAP "3 January 2014"
+.TH PCAP_SET_DATALINK 3PCAP "25 July 2018"
.SH NAME
pcap_set_datalink \- set the link-layer header type to be used by a
capture device
@@ -38,14 +38,16 @@ to the type specified by
.IR dlt .
.SH RETURN VALUE
.B pcap_set_datalink()
-returns 0 on success and \-1 on failure.
-If \-1 is returned,
-.B pcap_geterr()
+returns 0 on success and
+.B PCAP_ERROR
+on failure. If
+.B PCAP_ERROR
+is returned,
+.B pcap_geterr(3PCAP)
or
-.B pcap_perror()
+.B pcap_perror(3PCAP)
may be called with
.I p
as an argument to fetch or display the error text.
.SH SEE ALSO
-pcap(3PCAP), pcap_geterr(3PCAP),
-pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3PCAP)
+pcap(3PCAP), pcap_datalink_name_to_val(3PCAP)