diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 1d57eef58..db01f130b 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 1.289 2019/01/22 11:51:25 djm Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 22 2019 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.290 2019/02/18 07:02:34 jmc Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: February 18 2019 $
 .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ This is the per-user configuration file.
 The format of this file is described above.
 This file is used by the SSH client.
 Because of the potential for abuse, this file must have strict permissions:
-read/write for the user, and not accessible by others.
+read/write for the user, and not writable by others.
 .It Pa /etc/ssh/ssh_config
 Systemwide configuration file.
 This file provides defaults for those