diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
index 44a9b51a811a..af2382a64dc8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/inet6.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ inet6print(struct in6_addr *in6, int port, char *proto, int numeric)
 	char line[80], *cp;
 	int width;
 
-	sprintf(line, "%.*s.", lflag ? 39 :
+	sprintf(line, "%.*s.", Wflag ? 39 :
 		(Aflag && !numeric) ? 12 : 16, inet6name(in6));
 	cp = index(line, '\0');
 	if (!numeric && port)
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ inet6print(struct in6_addr *in6, int port, char *proto, int numeric)
 		sprintf(cp, "%.8s", sp ? sp->s_name : "*");
 	else
 		sprintf(cp, "%d", ntohs((u_short)port));
-	width = lflag ? 45 : Aflag ? 18 : 22;
+	width = Wflag ? 45 : Aflag ? 18 : 22;
 	printf("%-*.*s ", width, width, line);
 }
 
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
index 30dfaa8040dd..d2242d419c06 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/main.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ int	bflag;		/* show i/f total bytes in/out */
 int	dflag;		/* show i/f dropped packets */
 int	gflag;		/* show group (multicast) routing or stats */
 int	iflag;		/* show interfaces */
-int	lflag;		/* show routing table with use and ref */
 int	Lflag;		/* show size of listen queues */
 int	mflag;		/* show memory stats */
 int	numeric_addr;	/* show addresses numerically */
@@ -413,9 +412,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		case 'i':
 			iflag = 1;
 			break;
-		case 'l':
-			lflag = 1;
-			break;
 		case 'L':
 			Lflag = 1;
 			break;
@@ -455,6 +451,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 			af = AF_UNIX;
 			break;
 		case 'W':
+		case 'l':
 			Wflag = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'w':
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c b/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c
index 16368b8b8640..712e36acae22 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/mroute6.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
 
 #include "netstat.h"
 
-#define	WID_ORG	(lflag ? 39 : (numeric_addr ? 29 : 18)) /* width of origin column */
-#define	WID_GRP	(lflag ? 18 : (numeric_addr ? 16 : 18)) /* width of group column */
+#define	WID_ORG	(Wflag ? 39 : (numeric_addr ? 29 : 18)) /* width of origin column */
+#define	WID_GRP	(Wflag ? 18 : (numeric_addr ? 16 : 18)) /* width of group column */
 
 void
 mroute6pr(u_long mfcaddr, u_long mifaddr)
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h b/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h
index 3efa21e7f807..eca68c094d22 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ extern int	bflag;	/* show i/f total bytes in/out */
 extern int	dflag;	/* show i/f dropped packets */
 extern int	gflag;	/* show group (multicast) routing or stats */
 extern int	iflag;	/* show interfaces */
-extern int	lflag;	/* show routing table with use and ref */
 extern int	Lflag;	/* show size of listen queues */
 extern int	mflag;	/* show memory stats */
 extern int	numeric_addr;	/* show addresses numerically */
diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/route.c b/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
index 4390a2e4f920..e75084d9b162 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/route.c
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ pr_family(int af)
 #define	WID_IF(af)	6	/* width of netif column */
 #else
 #define	WID_DST(af) \
-	((af) == AF_INET6 ? (lflag ? 39 : (numeric_addr ? 33: 18)) : 18)
+	((af) == AF_INET6 ? (Wflag ? 39 : (numeric_addr ? 33: 18)) : 18)
 #define	WID_GW(af) \
-	((af) == AF_INET6 ? (lflag ? 31 : (numeric_addr ? 29 : 18)) : 18)
+	((af) == AF_INET6 ? (Wflag ? 31 : (numeric_addr ? 29 : 18)) : 18)
 #define	WID_IF(af)	((af) == AF_INET6 ? 8 : 6)
 #endif /*INET6*/
 
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ pr_rthdr(int af)
 
 	if (Aflag)
 		printf("%-8.8s ","Address");
-	if (af == AF_INET || lflag)
-		if (lflag)
+	if (af == AF_INET || Wflag)
+		if (Wflag)
 			printf("%-*.*s %-*.*s %-6.6s %6.6s %8.8s %6.6s %*.*s %6s\n",
 				WID_DST(af), WID_DST(af), "Destination",
 				WID_GW(af), WID_GW(af), "Gateway",
@@ -602,9 +602,9 @@ p_rtentry(struct rtentry *rt)
 	p_sockaddr(kgetsa(rt->rt_gateway), NULL, RTF_HOST,
 	    WID_GW(addr.u_sa.sa_family));
 	p_flags(rt->rt_flags, "%-6.6s ");
-	if (addr.u_sa.sa_family == AF_INET || lflag) {
+	if (addr.u_sa.sa_family == AF_INET || Wflag) {
 		printf("%6ld %8ld ", rt->rt_refcnt, rt->rt_use);
-		if (lflag) {
+		if (Wflag) {
 			if (rt->rt_rmx.rmx_mtu != 0)
 				printf("%6lu ", rt->rt_rmx.rmx_mtu);
 			else