diff --git a/etc/rc.subr b/etc/rc.subr
index f4be97f13050..5edcf4a1fa24 100644
--- a/etc/rc.subr
+++ b/etc/rc.subr
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: rc.subr,v 1.51 2002/07/25 14:34:46 grant Exp $
+# $NetBSD: rc.subr,v 1.52 2002/08/26 17:46:57 abs Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 1997-2002 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ checkyesno()
 		return 1
 		;;
 	*)
-		warn "\$${1} is not set properly."
+		warn "\$${1} is not set properly - see rc.conf(5)."
 		return 1
 		;;
 	esac
diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 569c7025c617..ad6435f76e52 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: rc.conf.5,v 1.64 2002/07/08 16:15:35 atatat Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: rc.conf.5,v 1.65 2002/08/26 17:46:58 abs Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1996 Matthew R. Green
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Curt J. Sampson
@@ -58,11 +58,12 @@ meaning that
 .Nm
 must contain valid shell commands.
 .Pp
-Listed below are the
+Listed below are the standard
 .Nm
 variables that may be set, the values to which each may be set,
 a brief description of what each variable does, and a reference to
-relevant manual pages.
+relevant manual pages. Third party packages may test for additional
+variables.
 .Pp
 Most variables are one of two types: enabling variables or flags
 variables.