diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/mroute.c b/usr.bin/netstat/mroute.c
index c32c755548ce..728fa9d8bd7d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/mroute.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/mroute.c
@@ -86,24 +86,28 @@ mroutepr(u_long mfcaddr, u_long vifaddr)
 	len = sizeof(mfctable);
 	if (sysctlbyname("net.inet.ip.mfctable", mfctable, &len, NULL, 0) < 0) {
 		warn("sysctl: net.inet.ip.mfctable");
-		/* Compatability with older kernels - candidate for removal */
 		if (mfcaddr == 0) {
-			printf("No IPv4 multicast routing compiled into this system.\n");
+			printf("No IPv4 multicast forwarding configured in "
+			    "the running system.\n");
 			return;
 		}
-
+		/*
+		 * XXX: Try KVM if the module is neither compiled nor loaded.
+		 * The correct behaviour would be to always use KVM if
+		 * the -M option is specified to netstat(1).
+		 */
 		kread(mfcaddr, (char *)mfctable, sizeof(mfctable));
 	}
 
 	len = sizeof(viftable);
 	if (sysctlbyname("net.inet.ip.viftable", viftable, &len, NULL, 0) < 0) {
 		warn("sysctl: net.inet.ip.viftable");
-		/* Compatability with older kernels - candidate for removal */
 		if (vifaddr == 0) {
-			printf("No IPv4 multicast routing compiled into this system.\n");
+			printf("No IPv4 multicast forwarding configured in "
+			    "the running system.\n");
 			return;
 		}
-
+		/* XXX KVM */
 		kread(vifaddr, (char *)viftable, sizeof(viftable));
 	}
 
@@ -275,7 +279,8 @@ mrt_stats(u_long mstaddr)
 		warn("sysctl: net.inet.ip.mrtstat");
 		/* Compatability with older kernels - candidate for removal */
 		if (mstaddr == 0) {
-			printf("No IPv4 multicast routing compiled into this system.\n");
+			printf("No IPv4 multicast forwarding configured in "
+			    "the running system.\n");
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c b/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c
index 118243449cd0..d23ba97c5244 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ mroute6pr(u_long mfcaddr, u_long mifaddr)
 	mifi_t maxmif = 0;
 	long int waitings;
 
+	/* XXX: sysctl not yet implemented for mif6table. */
 	if (mfcaddr == 0 || mifaddr == 0) {
-		printf("No IPv6 multicast routing compiled into this"
-		       " system.\n");
+		printf("No IPv6 multicast forwarding configured in the "
+		    "running system.\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ mroute6pr(u_long mfcaddr, u_long mifaddr)
 	if (!banner_printed)
 		printf("\nIPv6 Multicast Interface Table is empty\n");
 
+	/* XXX: sysctl not yet implemented for mf6ctable. */
 	kread(mfcaddr, (char *)&mf6ctable, sizeof(mf6ctable));
 	banner_printed = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < MF6CTBLSIZ; ++i) {
@@ -200,9 +202,10 @@ mrt6_stats(u_long mstaddr)
 {
 	struct mrt6stat mrtstat;
 
+	/* XXX: sysctl not yet implemented for mrt6stat. */
 	if (mstaddr == 0) {
-		printf("No IPv6 multicast routing compiled into this"
-		       " system.\n");
+		printf("No IPv6 multicast forwarding configured in the "
+		    "running system.\n");
 		return;
 	}