diff --git a/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8 b/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8
index 9269caeb6e2a..7b268d75a00e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/iostat/iostat.8
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ The options are as follows:
 Repeat the display
 .Ar count
 times.
-If no
-.Ar wait
-interval is specified, the default is 1 second.
+If no repeat
+.Ar count
+is specified, the default is infinity.
 .It Fl C
 Display CPU statistics.
 This is on by default, unless
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ is specified.
 Pause
 .Ar wait
 seconds between each display.
-If no repeat
-.Ar count
-is specified, the default is infinity.
+If no
+.Ar wait
+interval is specified, the default is 1 second.
 The
 .Nm
 command will accept and honor a non-integer number of seconds.