diff --git a/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 b/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
index 7411b8cb427a..8405a545e679 100644
--- a/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
+++ b/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
@@ -335,11 +335,12 @@ my host:
 .Pp
 .Dl ipfw addf deny all from 123.45.67.0/24 to my.host.org
 .Pp
-Here is good usage of list command to see accounting records:
+Here is a good usage of the list command to see accounting records
+and timestamp information:
 .Pp
 .Dl ipfw -at l
 .Pp
-or in short form
+or in short form without timestamps:
 .Pp
 .Dl ipfw -a l
 .Pp