diff --git a/lib/libsys/getsockopt.2 b/lib/libsys/getsockopt.2
--- a/lib/libsys/getsockopt.2
+++ b/lib/libsys/getsockopt.2
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd July 8, 2024
+.Dd November 25, 2024
 .Dt GETSOCKOPT 2
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -568,9 +568,14 @@
 .Pp
 Data received on
 .Fa s
-will automatically be transmitted from the socket specified in
+will automatically be transmitted via the socket specified in
 .Fa sp_fd
 without any intervention by userspace.
+That is, the data will be transmitted via
+.Fa sp_fd
+as if userspace had called
+.Xr send 2
+directly.
 Splicing is a one-way operation; a given pair of sockets may be
 spliced in one or both directions.
 Currently only connected