diff --git a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
index 4798417fb..582e33df6 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
+++ b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
@@ -404,20 +404,15 @@ to be present on attach in
 .B /lib/firmware
 or
 .B /boot.
-To select the access point, the
+To limit the selected APs the options
 .B essid=
 and
 .B bssid=
-parameters can be specified at boot or set during runtime
-like:
+may be set at boot or in the ether interface clone file 
+using a space as the separator between option and value, e.g.
 .EX
 	echo essid left-armpit >/net/ether1/clone
 .EE
-If both
-.B essid=
-and
-.B bssid=
-are specified, both must match.
 Scan results appear in the
 .B ifstats
 file and can be read out like: