diff --git a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
index fe45f32bbdb3..d9d23f9c39ff 100644
--- a/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
+++ b/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"     From: @(#)ifconfig.8	8.3 (Berkeley) 1/5/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd January 4, 2012
+.Dd February 29, 2012
 .Dt IFCONFIG 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ it is removed from the bridge.
 .It Cm maxaddr Ar size
 Set the size of the bridge address cache to
 .Ar size .
-The default is 100 entries.
+The default is 2000 entries.
 .It Cm timeout Ar seconds
 Set the timeout of address cache entries to
 .Ar seconds
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ seconds.
 If
 .Ar seconds
 is zero, then address cache entries will not be expired.
-The default is 240 seconds.
+The default is 1200 seconds.
 .It Cm addr
 Display the addresses that have been learned by the bridge.
 .It Cm static Ar interface-name Ar address