diff --git a/man/start-stop-daemon.8 b/man/start-stop-daemon.8
index a35d96cc..acdde1ae 100644
--- a/man/start-stop-daemon.8
+++ b/man/start-stop-daemon.8
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@ These options are only used for stopping daemons:
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl R , -retry Ar timeout | Ar signal Ns / Ns Ar timeout
 You can either specify a timeout in seconds or a multiple signal/timeout
-pairs as a stopping schedule.
-If not specified then a default value of SIGTERM/5 is assumed.
+(like SIGTERM/5) pairs as a stopping schedule.
 .El
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 .Va SSD_NICELEVEL