diff --git a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1 b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
index 52604fee83c..32976c3dd12 100644
--- a/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
+++ b/usr.bin/fetch/fetch.1
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ In combination with the
 .Fl r
 flag, forces a restart even if the local and remote files have
 different modification times.
+Implies
+.Fl R .
 .It Fl f Ar file
 The file to retrieve is named
 .Ar file