diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.i386/acpi_toshiba.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.i386/acpi_toshiba.4
index 60d9555d7e98..755a8dd5fa70 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/man4.i386/acpi_toshiba.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/man4.i386/acpi_toshiba.4
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Sets the CPU speed to the specified speed.
 This provides functionality similar to the
 .Va hw.acpi.cpu.throttle_state
 variable.
-Note, however, that higher values mean higher speeds here.
+Higher sysctl values mean lower cpu speeds.
 .El
 .Pp
 Defaults for these variables can be set in