diff --git a/share/man/man7/ports.7 b/share/man/man7/ports.7
index dbe1fe8f2de..ebca20ff1c2 100644
--- a/share/man/man7/ports.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/ports.7
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ The
 Ports Collection
 offers a simple way for users and
 administrators to install applications.
+It is also used to build the packages, to be installed using
+.Xr pkg 8 .
 Each
 .Em port
 contains any patches necessary to make the original