diff --git a/share/man/man4/led.4 b/share/man/man4/led.4
index ef2ae149be2..1f495a76b68 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/led.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/led.4
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ This gives full control over the announciator.
 Letters 'A' ... 'J' turns the announciator on for from 1/10th to one full
 second.
 Letters 'a' ... 'j' turns the announciator off for 1/10th
-to one full second.  The sequence is immediately repeated.
+to one full second.
+Unless terminated with a '.', the sequence is immediately repeated.
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