diff --git a/sys/man/2/segbrk b/sys/man/2/segbrk
index 9cdb18f0b..f20838e36 100644
--- a/sys/man/2/segbrk
+++ b/sys/man/2/segbrk
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ A call to
 .I segbrk
 with a zero
 .I addr
-argument returns the address
-of the top of bss.
+argument returns the base address of the segment without
+altering its size.
 .PP
 The system will prevent segments from overlapping and will not allow the
 length of the
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ returns
 .B (void*)-1
 on error.
 .SH BUGS
-.I Segbrk
-is not fully defined or implemented.
-In particular,
-it cannot always return the top of bss
-when called with a zero
-.I addr
-argument.
 The
 .I segbrk
 system call may go away or be re-implemented
diff --git a/sys/src/9/port/segment.c b/sys/src/9/port/segment.c
index a9eb26eaf..e9e8959df 100644
--- a/sys/src/9/port/segment.c
+++ b/sys/src/9/port/segment.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ putimage(Image *i)
 		ccloseq(c);	/* does not block */
 }
 
-long
+uintptr
 ibrk(uintptr addr, int seg)
 {
 	Segment *s, *ns;