diff --git a/share/man/man4/kld.4 b/share/man/man4/kld.4
index c36f6ab2493..f0edada1c41 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/kld.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/kld.4
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd November 8, 1998
+.Dd January 13, 2014
 .Dt KLD 4
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ binary, then
 fails to execute the entry point.
 .Pp
 .Xr kldload 8
-returns the cryptic message
-.Sq Li "ENOEXEC (Exec format error)"
+points the user to read
+.Xr dmesg 1
 for any error encountered while loading a module.
 .Pp
 When system internal interfaces change, old modules often cannot