diff --git a/bin/sleep/sleep.1 b/bin/sleep/sleep.1
index 997f089982c7..0059ac178c5e 100644
--- a/bin/sleep/sleep.1
+++ b/bin/sleep/sleep.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)sleep.1	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
-.\"	$Id$
+.\"	$Id: sleep.1,v 1.6 1997/02/22 14:05:44 peter Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd April 18, 1994
 .Dt SLEEP 1
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ is used to schedule the execution of other commands (see
 .Sx EXAMPLES
 below).
 .Pp
+If the
+.Nm sleep
+command
+receives a SIGALRM signal, it terminates normally with a zero exit status,
+for any other signal it takes the standard action.
+.Pp
 The
 .Nm
 utility exits with one of the following values: