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diff --git a/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1 b/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1
index 10f72708b4f..e11e3722772 100644
--- a/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1
+++ b/usr.bin/mkfifo/mkfifo.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.3 1996/08/28 07:31:49 etheisen Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.4 1996/08/30 07:04:32 etheisen Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: mkfifo.1,v 1.4 1994/12/23 07:16:54 jtc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993
@@ -42,15 +42,14 @@
.Os BSD 4.4
.Sh NAME
.Nm mkfifo
-.Nd make fifos or sockets
+.Nd make fifos
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm mkfifo
.Op Fl m Ar mode
-.Op Fl s
-.Ar filename ...
+.Ar fifo_name ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Mkfifo
-creates the fifos or AF_UNIX sockets requested, in the order specified,
+creates the fifos requested, in the order specified,
using mode
.Li \&0666
modified by the current
@@ -69,9 +68,6 @@ and
.Dq -
operators are interpreted relative to an assumed initial mode of
.Dq a=rw
-.It Fl s
-Create AF_UNIX socket names in the file system.
-This is a non-standard extension.
.El
.Pp
.Nm Mkfifo
@@ -83,13 +79,9 @@ exits 0 if successful, and >0 if an error occurred.
.Xr mkdir 1 ,
.Xr mknod 1 ,
.Xr rm 1 ,
-.Xr mkfifo 2 ,
-.Xr socket 2 ,
-.Xr bind 2
+.Xr mkfifo 2
.Sh STANDARDS
-With the exception of the
-.Fl s
-flag, the
+The
.Nm mkfifo
utility is expected to be
.St -p1003.2-92