diff --git a/src/lib/libc/string/memset.3 b/src/lib/libc/string/memset.3
index c572552d..e1d85837 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/string/memset.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/string/memset.3
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$OpenBSD: memset.3,v 1.2 1996/08/19 08:34:07 tholo Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: memset.3,v 1.3 1997/08/24 21:56:45 deraadt Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd June 29, 1991
 .Dt MEMSET 3
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ bytes of value
 .Fa c
 (converted to an unsigned char) to the string
 .Fa b .
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn memset
+function
+returns the original value of
+.Fa b .
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr bzero 3 ,
 .Xr swab 3