diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index e114b1dfe..b10c55492 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.301 2019/09/06 14:45:34 naddy Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: September 6 2019 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.302 2019/09/13 04:07:42 djm Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: September 13 2019 $
 .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ The default is 1.
 .It Cm ConnectTimeout
 Specifies the timeout (in seconds) used when connecting to the
 SSH server, instead of using the default system TCP timeout.
-This value is used only when the target is down or really unreachable,
-not when it refuses the connection.
+This timeout is applied both to establishing the connection and to performing
+the initial SSH protocol handshake and key exchange.
 .It Cm ControlMaster
 Enables the sharing of multiple sessions over a single network connection.
 When set to