diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2 b/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2
index f129f5e34564..e55d94d638ea 100644
--- a/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2
+++ b/lib/libc/sys/extattr_get_file.2
@@ -97,8 +97,10 @@ The
 system call deletes the extended attribute specified.
 The
 .Fn extattr_list_file
-returns a list of attributes present in the requested namespace, separated
-by ASCII 0 (nul) characters.
+returns a list of attributes present in the requested namespace.
+Each list entry consists of a single byte containing the length
+of the attribute name, followed by the attribute name.
+The attribute name is not terminated by ASCII 0 (nul).
 The
 .Fn extattr_get_file ,
 and