diff --git a/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8 b/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
index b32de33aa2df..9ca58f10ea77 100644
--- a/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
+++ b/sbin/ipfw/ipfw.8
@@ -850,7 +850,8 @@ The packet is tagged so as to use the FIB (routing table)
 .Ar fibnum
 in any subsequent forwarding decisions. Initially this is
 limited to the values  0 through 15. See 
-.Xr setfib 8
+.Xr setfib 8 .
+Processing continues at the next rule.
 .El
 .Ss RULE BODY
 The body of a rule contains zero or more patterns (such as