diff --git a/usr.bin/units/units.lib b/usr.bin/units/units.lib
index efc9fe0ea11..88c98ade201 100644
--- a/usr.bin/units/units.lib
+++ b/usr.bin/units/units.lib
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ netherlandsguilder	1|2.20371 euro
 portugalescudo		1|200.482 euro
 spainpeseta		1|166.386 euro
 
-/ rate of euro aganist dollar is just suggestive
-euro			1.17 $
+/ rate of euro against dollar from 2002-07-09
+euro			0.99 $
 
 mark			germanymark
 bolivar			venezuelabolivar