diff --git a/man2/mbind.2 b/man2/mbind.2
index f34e9ae57..c0f078bf7 100644
--- a/man2/mbind.2
+++ b/man2/mbind.2
@@ -215,14 +215,8 @@ the nodes specified in
 If
 .I nodemask
 specifies more than one node, page allocations will come from
-the node with the lowest numeric node ID first, until that node
-contains no free memory.
-Allocations will then come from the node with the next highest
-node ID specified in
-.I nodemask
-and so forth, until none of the specified nodes contain free memory.
-Pages will not be allocated from any node not specified in the
-.IR nodemask .
+the node with sufficient free memory that is closest to
+the node where the allocation takes place.
 .TP
 .B MPOL_INTERLEAVE
 This mode specifies that page allocations be interleaved across the