diff --git a/man7/ip.7 b/man7/ip.7
index f157e0323..e4b0adf25 100644
--- a/man7/ip.7
+++ b/man7/ip.7
@@ -782,12 +782,14 @@ See
 All ioctls described in
 .BR socket (7) 
 apply to ip.
-.PP 
-The ioctls to configure firewalling are documented in
-.BR ipfw (4)
-from the 
-.B ipchains 
-package.  
+.\" 2006-04-02, mtk
+.\" commented out the following because ipchains is obsolete
+.\" .PP 
+.\" The ioctls to configure firewalling are documented in
+.\" .BR ipfw (4)
+.\" from the 
+.\" .B ipchains 
+.\" package.  
 .PP
 Ioctls to configure generic device parameters are described in 
 .BR netdevice (7).