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diff --git a/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8 b/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
index 44376c719d2..f2fbddb9e36 100644
--- a/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
+++ b/sbin/sysctl/sysctl.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.98 2003/04/25 20:32:18 grange Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.99 2003/05/14 01:50:33 jfb Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: sysctl.8,v 1.4 1995/09/30 07:12:49 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1993
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
.Op Fl n
.Ar name ...
.Nm sysctl
-.Op Fl n
+.Op Fl nq
.Fl w
.Ar name=value ...
.Nm sysctl
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ Example:
Set the psize shell variable to the pagesize of the hardware
# set psize=`sysctl -n hw.pagesize`
.Ed
+.It Fl q
+Suppress all output when setting a variable.
+This option overrides the behaviour of
+.Fl n .
.It Fl w
Required to set a variable.
The MIB name should be followed by an equal sign and the new value.