diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3 b/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3
index 48c8188d527b..bb2d5b09d11a 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/alarm.3
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     from: @(#)alarm.3	6.4 (Berkeley) 4/19/91
-.\"	$Id: alarm.3,v 1.3 1993/08/01 07:45:31 mycroft Exp $
+.\"	$Id: alarm.3,v 1.4 1993/10/04 18:25:58 jtc Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1991
 .Dt ALARM 3
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ alarm.
 .Xr sleep 3 ,
 .Xr ualarm 3 ,
 .Xr usleep 3
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Fn alarm
+functions conforms to 
+.St -p1003.1-90 .
 .Sh HISTORY
 An
 .Fn alarm