diff --git a/src/etc/MAKEDEV.man b/src/etc/MAKEDEV.man
index 66b4975b..ff9878dc 100644
--- a/src/etc/MAKEDEV.man
+++ b/src/etc/MAKEDEV.man
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 define(COMM,`.\"')dnl
 include(MAKEDEV.mansub)dnl
 dnl
-vers(a, {-$OpenBSD: MAKEDEV.man,v 1.8 2016/03/12 17:59:27 espie Exp $-})dnl
+vers(a, {-$OpenBSD: MAKEDEV.man,v 1.9 2017/06/06 08:11:23 tb Exp $-})dnl
 dnl
 define(quote,{-.Dq $1
 -})dnl
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ show_vers()dnl <-- now that all files are included, show versions
 .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
 .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: March 12 2016 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 6 2017 $
 .Dt MAKEDEV 8 MACHINE
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ for a more complete discussion of special files.
 .Nm
 takes any number of device names as arguments, where the names are
 the common abbreviation for the device or group of devices.
+Files are created in the current working directory.
 .Pp
 Where a device name is followed by a star
 .Sq * ,