diff --git a/usr.bin/compress/compress.1 b/usr.bin/compress/compress.1
index b8a12e54ab3..2141d42afc3 100644
--- a/usr.bin/compress/compress.1
+++ b/usr.bin/compress/compress.1
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 .\"     @(#)compress.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd April 18, 1994
+.Dd May 17, 2002
 .Dt COMPRESS 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -175,6 +175,13 @@ option was not specified.
 .%V 17:6
 .%P pp. 8-19
 .Re
+.Sh STANDARDS
+The
+.Nm compress
+and
+.Nm uncompress
+utilities conform to
+.St -p1003.1-2001 .
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm