diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 476c8d90073d..e80b9ca71999 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 9, 2023
+.Dd March 11, 2023
 .Dt RC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -564,18 +564,12 @@ file, default
 .Pa /etc/machine-id .
 .It Va dhclient_program
 .Pq Vt str
-Path to the DHCP client program
-.Pa ( /sbin/dhclient ,
-the
-.Ox
-DHCP client,
-is the default).
+Path to the DHCP client program, defaulting to
+.Pa /sbin/dhclient .
 .It Va dhclient_flags
 .Pq Vt str
 Additional flags to pass to the DHCP client program.
-For the
-.Ox
-DHCP client, see the
+See the
 .Xr dhclient 8
 manpage for a description of the command line options available.
 .It Va dhclient_flags_ Ns Aq Ar iface