diff --git a/sys/man/2/dial b/sys/man/2/dial
index 0d76065f8..f5cb417fb 100644
--- a/sys/man/2/dial
+++ b/sys/man/2/dial
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ If the network in
 is
 .BR net ,
 .I dial
-will try in parallel all addresses on
-networks in common between source and destination
-until a call succeeds.
+will try all addresses on networks in common between source
+and destination until a call succeeds.
 It returns a file descriptor open for reading and writing the
 .B data
 file in the line directory.