diff --git a/sbin/route/route.8 b/sbin/route/route.8
index 8a3596f4841b..aea6425721c1 100644
--- a/sbin/route/route.8
+++ b/sbin/route/route.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"     @(#)route.8	8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94
-.|'	$Id$
+.|'	$Id: route.8,v 1.10 1997/02/22 14:33:09 peter Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd March 19, 1994
 .Dt ROUTE 8
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ symbolic names.
 .Pp
 The optional
 .Fl netmask
-qualifier is intended
+modifier is intended
 to achieve the effect of an
 .Tn OSI
 .Tn ESIS
diff --git a/sbin/route/route.c b/sbin/route/route.c
index 46c1e91df0be..7ffd132f6a6f 100644
--- a/sbin/route/route.c
+++ b/sbin/route/route.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static const char copyright[] =
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)route.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 3/19/94";
 */
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: route.c,v 1.23 1997/04/02 16:52:45 phk Exp $";
+	"$Id: route.c,v 1.24 1997/04/02 17:05:30 phk Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ usage(cp)
 	if (cp)
 		warnx("bad keyword: %s", cp);
 	(void) fprintf(stderr,
-	    "usage: route [ -nqv ] cmd [[ -<qualifers> ] args ]\n");
+	    "usage: route [ -nqv ] command [[ modifiers ] args ]\n");
 	exit(EX_USAGE);
 	/* NOTREACHED */
 }