diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
index fdb78848..f66c4ce9 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/random.3
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.21 2013/06/05 03:39:23 tedu Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: random.3,v 1.22 2014/07/13 14:24:23 tedu Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: June 5 2013 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 13 2014 $
 .Dt RANDOM 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ as the seed.
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn srandomdev
-routine initializes a state array using
-random numbers obtained from the kernel,
-suitable for cryptographic use.
+switches to an algorithm using state derived from
+random numbers obtained from the kernel.
 Note that this particular seeding procedure can generate
 states which are impossible to reproduce by calling
 .Fn srandom