diff --git a/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8 b/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8
index 6a71a4dfc34..4f2d20e2431 100644
--- a/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8
+++ b/sbin/swapctl/swapctl.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: swapctl.8,v 1.37 2024/07/09 05:19:41 jmc Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: swapctl.8,v 1.38 2025/08/08 22:24:15 kirill Exp $
 .\"	$NetBSD: swapctl.8,v 1.14 1998/05/22 18:27:52 msaitoh Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1997 Matthew R. Green
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 9 2024 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: August 8 2025 $
 .Dt SWAPCTL 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ This value can be any valid integer,
 with higher values receiving less priority.
 .It nfsmntpt=/path
 This option is useful for swapping to NFS files.
-It specifies the local mount point to mount an NFS filesystem.
+It specifies an existing directory
+.Pf / Ar path
+to be used as the local mount point for an NFS file system.
 Typically, once
 this mount has succeeded, the file to be used for swapping on will
 be available under this mount point.