diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.1 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.1
index 76fcb574cca..a578502fafb 100644
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.1
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.1
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ Example of a file in the
 .Sx FILES
 section.
 .El
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+.Ex -std
 .Sh EXAMPLES
 The following is an example of a typical usage
 of the
@@ -88,8 +90,7 @@ command:
 .Pp
 .Dl "example -abc -d xyzzy /dev/null"
 .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-Exit status is 0 on success, and 1 if the command
-fails for one of the following reasons:
+The command may fail for one of the following reasons:
 .Bl -diag
 .It "example error message"
 An example of an error message.