diff --git a/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1 b/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1
index 175856aa3bdb..091ef6bc8732 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1
+++ b/usr.bin/ruptime/ruptime.1
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ for each machine on the local network; these are formed from packets
 broadcast by each host on the network once every three minutes.
 .Pp
 Machines for which no status report has been received for 11
-minutes are shown as being down.
+minutes are shown as being down, and machines for which no status 
+report has been received for 4 days are not shown in the list at all.
 .Pp
 The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Ds