diff --git a/man/pike.1 b/man/pike.1
index 2fd2db610dab2e711591e14998eb5f15f7d1ddf7..6f418e5df6c9f83ad308b05761cb29baf6f9fce6 100644
--- a/man/pike.1
+++ b/man/pike.1
@@ -122,12 +122,10 @@ for all files.
 .BI \-s num
 Set Pike stack size to
 .I num
-(minimum is 256). Note that this only affects the main
-(aka backend) thread. To alter the value for other threads
-see below.
+(minimum is 256).
 .TP
 .BI \-ss num
-Set Pike thread stack size to
+Set the pike C-level thread stack size to
 .I num.
 .TP
 .B \-t