diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/fsck_ffs.8 b/sbin/fsck_ffs/fsck_ffs.8
index 8b02e2daba1c..6a795b7367ef 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/fsck_ffs.8
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/fsck_ffs.8
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@ If the
 .Pa lost+found
 directory does not exist, it is created.
 If there is insufficient space its size is increased.
+.Pp
+The full foreground
+.Nm
+checks for many more problems that may occur after an
+unrecoverable disk write error.
+Thus, it is recommended that you perform foreground
+.Nm
+on your systems periodically and whenever you encounter
+unrecoverable disk write errors or file-system\-related panics.
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width /etc/fstab -compact
 .It Pa /etc/fstab