diff --git a/sys/man/8/ipconfig b/sys/man/8/ipconfig
index 5028455f1..f1aca6ce0 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/ipconfig
+++ b/sys/man/8/ipconfig
@@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ ipconfig, rip, linklocal, ipv6on \- Internet configuration and routing
 ]\|]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Ipconfig
-binds a device interface (default
-.BR /net/ether0 )
-to a mounted IP stack (default
+binds a device interface to a mounted IP stack (default
 .BR /net )
 and configures the interface with a local address and optionally
 a mask, a remote address, a file server and an authentication server address.
+If no device is specified, the first
+.B ether
+device on the
+.I netmtpt
+is used.
 The addresses can be specified in the command line or obtained via DHCP.
 If DHCP is requested, it will also obtain the addresses of DNS
 servers, NTP servers, gateways, a Plan 9 file server,