diff --git a/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1 b/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1
index a6ebf1d6a74a..362e1a3693a3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1
+++ b/usr.bin/kdump/kdump.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$NetBSD: kdump.1,v 1.7 1999/03/22 18:16:38 garbled Exp $
+.\"	$NetBSD: kdump.1,v 1.8 2000/04/10 08:05:25 jdolecek Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
 .\"	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ The options are as follows:
 .It Fl d
 Display all numbers in decimal.
 .It Fl e Ar emulation
-Interpret system call maps assuming the named emulation instead of "netbsd".
+If an emulation of a process is unknown, 
+interpret system call maps assuming the named emulation instead of
+default "netbsd".
 .It Fl f Ar file 
 Display the specified file instead of
 .Pa ktrace.out .