diff --git a/src/etc/passwd.conf b/src/etc/passwd.conf
index 5ba025c6..7278c510 100644
--- a/src/etc/passwd.conf
+++ b/src/etc/passwd.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.8 1998/07/04 18:30:14 provos Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: passwd.conf,v 1.9 1998/07/05 21:08:35 provos Exp $
 #
 # Passwd configuration file
 #
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #	localcipher, ypcipher
 # they can take values of
 #	old		- old unix style salt of 12bit (YP compatible)
-#	newsalt,x	- DES hash with salt of 24 bit, x a 32-bit integer
+#	newsalt,x	- DES hash with salt of 24 bit, x a 24-bit integer
 #			  specifiying the number of rounds.
 #	md5		- MD5 hashing algorithm
 #	blowfish,x	- Blowfish cipher, 2^x is number of rounds (BEST!)