diff --git a/bin/ps/ps.1 b/bin/ps/ps.1
index 6681685aa2e8..2b720051bad3 100644
--- a/bin/ps/ps.1
+++ b/bin/ps/ps.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: ps.1,v 1.15 1995/05/08 23:11:43 cgd Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: ps.1,v 1.16 1996/03/21 01:36:28 jtc Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -225,10 +225,10 @@ the real memory (resident set) size of the process (in 1024 byte units).
 .It start
 The time the command started.
 If the command started less than 24 hours ago, the start time is
-displayed using the ``%l:ps.1p'' format described in
+displayed using the ``%l:%M%p'' format described in
 .Xr strftime 3 .
 If the command started less than 7 days ago, the start time is
-displayed using the ``%a6.15p'' format.
+displayed using the ``%a%p'' format.
 Otherwise, the start time is displayed using the ``%e%b%y'' format.
 .It state
 The state is given by a sequence of letters, for example,