diff --git a/sshd_config.5 b/sshd_config.5
index 99e44184a..dff24fd12 100644
--- a/sshd_config.5
+++ b/sshd_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: sshd_config.5,v 1.260 2017/10/26 06:44:01 jmc Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: October 26 2017 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sshd_config.5,v 1.261 2018/02/10 06:54:38 djm Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: February 10 2018 $
 .Dt SSHD_CONFIG 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -777,7 +777,9 @@ Specifies whether
 should ignore the user's
 .Pa ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 during
-.Cm HostbasedAuthentication .
+.Cm HostbasedAuthentication
+and use only the system-wide known hosts file
+.Pa /etc/ssh/known_hosts .
 The default is
 .Cm no .
 .It Cm IPQoS