diff --git a/sbin/vinum/vinum.8 b/sbin/vinum/vinum.8
index b4dbd8f61402..87d008d42857 100644
--- a/sbin/vinum/vinum.8
+++ b/sbin/vinum/vinum.8
@@ -2086,7 +2086,7 @@ drive d1 device /dev/da2e
 drive d2 device /dev/da3e
 drive d3 device /dev/da4e
 drive d4 device /dev/da5e
-volume raid
+volume raid setupstate
  plex org striped 512k
    sd length 512m drive d1
    sd length 512m drive d2
@@ -2102,7 +2102,12 @@ volume raid
 Here the plexes are striped, increasing performance, and there are two of them,
 increasing reliablity.  Note that this example shows the subdisks of the second
 plex in reverse order from the first plex.  This is for performance reasons and
-will be discussed below.
+will be discussed below.  In addition, the volume specification includes the
+keyword
+.Ar setupstate ,
+which ensures that all plexes are
+.Ar up
+after creation.
 .El
 .Ss Creating the volumes
 Once you have created your configuration files, start