diff --git a/sbin/mksnap_ffs/mksnap_ffs.8 b/sbin/mksnap_ffs/mksnap_ffs.8
index 6274e93a4adb..2bba68150636 100644
--- a/sbin/mksnap_ffs/mksnap_ffs.8
+++ b/sbin/mksnap_ffs/mksnap_ffs.8
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ Snapshots can be listed using the
 command.
 .Pp
 After a snapshot is taken it appears as a file.
-The file is the size of the file system from which it was taken.
+The size of the snapshot file is equal to the size of the
+file system from which it was taken.
 It can be moved, renamed or deleted (which removes the snapshot).
 .Pp
 The group ownership of the file is set to