diff --git a/share/man/man7/hier.7 b/share/man/man7/hier.7
index a47b1fc512f..cd8551ba818 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/hier.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/hier.7
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ see
 .Xr \&fd 4
 .El
 .It Pa /dist/
-extraction directory used by
+mount point used by
 .Xr sysinstall 8
 .It Pa /etc/
 system configuration files and scripts