diff --git a/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1 b/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1
index 52d7d56a7168..0c2ebf23afd4 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1
+++ b/usr.bin/fstat/fstat.1
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ Extract values associated with the name list from the specified core
 instead of the default
 .Pa /dev/kmem .
 .It Fl N
-Extract the name list from the specified system instead of the default
-.Pa /boot/kernel/kernel .
+Extract the name list from the specified system instead of the default,
+which is the kernel image the system has booted from.
 .It Fl m
 Include memory-mapped files in the listing; normally these are excluded
 due to the extra processing required.