diff --git a/doc/man1/openssl-mac.pod.in b/doc/man1/openssl-mac.pod.in
index e76e185e08..452c546637 100644
--- a/doc/man1/openssl-mac.pod.in
+++ b/doc/man1/openssl-mac.pod.in
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ Print a usage message.
 
 Input filename to calculate a MAC for, or standard input by default.
 Standard input is used if the filename is '-'.
-Files are expected to be in binary format, standard input uses hexadecimal text
-format.
+Files and standard input are expected to be in binary format.
 
 =item B<-out> I<filename>