diff --git a/usr.sbin/extattrctl/extattrctl.8 b/usr.sbin/extattrctl/extattrctl.8
index e7ae5c6d3c82..32dcbd099df5 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/extattrctl/extattrctl.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/extattrctl/extattrctl.8
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@ most have been enabled using
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 Start extended attributes on the root file system.
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-.Dl extattrctl initattr 17 /.attribute/md5
+.Dl extattrctl initattr 17 /.attribute/system/md5
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-Create an attribute backing file in /.attribute/md5, and set the maximum
+Create an attribute backing file in /.attribute/system/md5, and set the maximum
 size of each attribute to 17 bytes, with a sparse file used for storing
 the attributes.
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-.Dl extattrctl enable / system md5 /.attribute/md5
+.Dl extattrctl enable / system md5 /.attribute/system/md5
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 Enable an attribute named md5 on the root file system, backed from the file
-/.attribute/md5.
+/.attribute/system/md5.
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 .Dl extattrctl disable / md5
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