diff --git a/vmstat.8 b/vmstat.8
index 6e7d4b7c..d61b1aa9 100644
--- a/vmstat.8
+++ b/vmstat.8
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Display help and exit.
 .SS
 .B "Procs"
 .nf
-r: The number of processes waiting for run time.
+r: The number of runnable processes (running or waiting for run time).
 b: The number of processes in uninterruptible sleep.
 .fi
 .PP