diff --git a/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1 b/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1
index 3e48bce413ea..ffff7ef214c6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1
+++ b/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)ruptime.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/5/94
-.\"	$Id$
+.\"	$Id: ruptime.1,v 1.4 1997/02/22 19:56:50 peter Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 5, 1994
 .Dt RUPTIME 1
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 gives a status line like
 .Ar uptime
 for each machine on the local network; these are formed from packets
-broadcast by each host on the network once a minute.
+broadcast by each host on the network once every three minutes.
 .Pp
 Machines for which no status report has been received for 11
 minutes are shown as being down.