diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 52d4efb85f2e..a4453438b516 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -1063,9 +1063,7 @@ provide NFS services only on a secure port.
 .Pq Vt int
 If set to a number, indicates the number of packets worth of
 socket buffer space to reserve on an NFS client.
-If set to
-.Dq Li DEFAULT ,
-the kernel default is used (typically 4).
+The kernel default is typically 4.
 Using a higher number may be
 useful on gigabit networks to improve performance.
 The minimum value is