diff --git a/lib/libc/locale/utf2.5 b/lib/libc/locale/utf2.5
index 1b10ff24079..833f62689b2 100644
--- a/lib/libc/locale/utf2.5
+++ b/lib/libc/locale/utf2.5
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)utf2.4	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd October 11, 2002
+.Dd August 21, 2004
 .Dt UTF2 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 .Qq UTF2
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Bf Em
-The UTF2 encoding has been deprecated in favour of UTF-8.
+The UTF2 encoding is obsolete and may not be supported in future releases.
 .Ef
-New applications should not use UTF2.
+UTF-8 should be used instead.
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm UTF2