diff --git a/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 b/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
index c9b75c017d75..01dad12b3b89 100644
--- a/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
+++ b/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd June 24, 2009
+.Dd March 20, 2010
 .Dt IPFW 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ is invalid) whenever
 .Cm xmit
 is used.
 .Pp
-A packet may not have a receive or transmit interface: packets
+A packet might not have a receive or transmit interface: packets
 originating from the local host have no receive interface,
 while packets destined for the local host have no transmit
 interface.