diff --git a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3 b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3
index 1697f58e..57d2c366 100644
--- a/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3
+++ b/src/lib/libc/stdlib/getopt.3
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$OpenBSD: getopt.3,v 1.7 1999/05/23 14:11:03 aaron Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: getopt.3,v 1.8 1999/05/27 13:09:09 aaron Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 19, 1994
 .Dt GETOPT 3
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ The
 .Fn getopt
 function
 returns \-1
-when the argument list is exhausted, or a non-recognized
-option is encountered.
+when the argument list is exhausted.
 The interpretation of options in the argument list may be cancelled
 by the option
 .Ql --