diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
index deb107359..492156eda 100644
--- a/man5/proc.5
+++ b/man5/proc.5
@@ -3173,8 +3173,8 @@ identify           in hexadecimal
 media              media type
 model              manufacturer's model number
 settings           drive settings
-smart_thresholds   in hexadecimal
-smart_values       in hexadecimal
+smart_thresholds   IDE disk management thresholds (in hex)
+smart_values       IDE disk management values (in hex)
 .EE
 .in
 .IP