diff --git a/man4/sk98lin.4 b/man4/sk98lin.4
index d379233aa..735858370 100644
--- a/man4/sk98lin.4
+++ b/man4/sk98lin.4
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ Those two commands might even be combined into one:
 
     ifconfig eth0 10.1.1.1 mtu 9000
 
-Note that large frames can only be used if your network infrastructure
-allows to do so.
+Note that large frames can only be used if permitted by
+your network infrastructure.
 This means, that any switch being used in your Ethernet must
 also support large frames.
 Quite some switches support large frames,