diff --git a/sys/man/8/cpuid b/sys/man/8/cpuid
index 63cf4893b..ee09f9286 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/cpuid
+++ b/sys/man/8/cpuid
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 .TH CPUID 8
 .SH NAME
-cpuid \- print processor identification information
+cpuid \- print processor information
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B aux/cpuid
 [
 .B -ar
 ]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Intel compatible processors since the
+Intel and compatible processors since the
 .SM Pentium™
-(or late 486), provide the
+(or late 486) provide the
 .SM CPUID
-instruction that returns feature extension information about
-the chip. The
+instruction that returns information about the chip. The
 .I cpuid
 program enumerates and prints this information in a simple
 textual format. The output consists of multiple lines prefixed
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ input register to the
 instruction followed by 4 colums with the output registers
 .BR AX ,
 .BR BX ,
-.BR CX ,
+.BR CX
 and
 .BR DX .
 .PP