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diff --git a/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8 b/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8
index 94afcd3e923..fe711970480 100644
--- a/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8
+++ b/sbin/fdisk/fdisk.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.101 2021/06/21 02:05:30 krw Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: fdisk.8,v 1.102 2021/06/22 14:01:58 krw Exp $
.\"
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997 Tobias Weingartner
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
.\"
-.Dd $Mdocdate: June 21 2021 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 22 2021 $
.Dt FDISK 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -69,10 +69,18 @@ all existing partitions except the boot partitions
and
.Sq HiFive BBL .
.It Fl b Ar blocks Ns Op @ Ns Ar offset Ns Op : Ns Ar type
-A special boot partition of the specified size, offset and type will be written to disk.
+Configures a special boot partition of the specified number of blocks, offset
+and type.
+.Ar offset
+defaults to the first available block, and
+.Ar type
+defaults to
+.Sq EF .
+.Pp
The
.Ox
-partition will follow the boot partition and use the remaining space on the disk.
+partition will follow the boot partition and use the remaining
+available space.
.Pp
Can only be used when initializing a disk with
.Fl i Op Fl g
@@ -81,8 +89,7 @@ or
If a GPT is being initialized
only the
.Ar blocks
-value will be used, with the boot partition being placed at the first available LBA and
-given the type EFI SYS.
+value is used.
.It Xo
.Fl c Ar cylinders
.Fl h Ar heads