diff --git a/usr.bin/leave/leave.1 b/usr.bin/leave/leave.1
index 68c8b4b01ab8..cca4e5b6b292 100644
--- a/usr.bin/leave/leave.1
+++ b/usr.bin/leave/leave.1
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	@(#)leave.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
+.\"	@(#)leave.1	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
 .\"
-.Dd April 18, 1994
+.Dd April 28, 1995
 .Dt LEAVE 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ or
 .Pp
 Leave ignores interrupts, quits, and terminates.
 To get rid of it you should either log off or use
-.Ql kill \-9
+.Ql kill \-s KILL
 giving its process id.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr calendar 1