diff --git a/share/examples/cvsup/refuse.README b/share/examples/cvsup/refuse.README
index 0b9bbacd33a8..5af4d46d6144 100644
--- a/share/examples/cvsup/refuse.README
+++ b/share/examples/cvsup/refuse.README
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ everything beneath that directory will be left alone.
You can copy "refuse" to your sup directory and add or remove
whatever you like. The example supfiles in this directory set
-CVSup's base directory to "/usr". The sup directory is in the base
-directory; i.e., it is "/usr/sup". If you have changed your base
+CVSup's base directory to "/var/db". The sup directory is in the base
+directory; i.e., it is "/var/db/sup". If you have changed your base
directory, your sup directory is /path/to/base/sup.
This file used to contain /usr/src/etc/sendmail/freebsd.mc in case
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ depend on files in completely different parts.
For more information about refuse files see cvsup(1), which is
installed by the "cvsup" and "cvsup-bin" ports. See also the CVSup
-FAQ at .
+FAQ at .