diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
index 91ec7f596..45a5c2c4a 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/Makefile.am
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ man_MANS = \
 	curl_mprintf.3 \
 	curl_global_init.3 \
 	curl_global_cleanup.3 \
-	libcurl.5
+	libcurl.3
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(man_MANS) \
 	MANUAL BUGS CONTRIBUTE FAQ FEATURES INTERNALS \
diff --git a/docs/curl_strequal.3 b/docs/curl_strequal.3
index bd2f42ec6..a35a52dfd 100644
--- a/docs/curl_strequal.3
+++ b/docs/curl_strequal.3
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ These functions are provided by libcurl to enable applications to compare
 strings in a truly portable manner. There are no standard portable case
 insensitive string comparison functions. These two works on all platforms.
 .SH RETURN VALUE
-A pointer to a zero terminated string.
+Non-zero if the strings are identical. Zero if they're not.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR strcmp "(3), " strcasecmp "(3)"
diff --git a/docs/libcurl.5 b/docs/libcurl.3
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/libcurl.5
rename to docs/libcurl.3