diff --git a/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.1 b/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.1
index b215a792f33..e2ea7047456 100644
--- a/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.1
+++ b/usr.bin/netstat/netstat.1
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)netstat.1	8.8 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd April 19, 2023
+.Dd June 26, 2023
 .Dt NETSTAT 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The
 .Nm
-command symbolically displays the contents of various network-related
+command shows the contents of various network-related
 data structures.
-There are a number of output formats,
-depending on the options for the information presented.
+The arguments passed determine which of the below output formats the
+command uses.
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Xo
 .Bk -words