1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/make/make.1 b/usr.bin/make/make.1
index f08fb76102a4..a55c5bca1471 100644
--- a/usr.bin/make/make.1
+++ b/usr.bin/make/make.1
@@ -1270,19 +1270,26 @@ in a test is very simple-minded.
 Currently, the only form that works is
 .Ql .if ${VAR} op something
 For instance, you should write tests as
-.Ql .if ${VAR} = "string"
-not the other way around, which doesn't work.
+.Ql .if ${VAR} == "string"
+not the other way around, which would give you an error.
 .Pp
 For loops are expanded before tests, so a fragment such as:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-\&.for TMACHINE in ${SHARED_ARCHS}
-\&.if ${TMACHINE} = ${MACHINE}
+\&.for ARCH in ${SHARED_ARCHS}
+\&.if ${ARCH} == ${MACHINE}
      ...
 \&.endif
 \&.endfor
 .Ed
 .Pp
-won't work, and should be rewritten the other way around.
+won't work, and should be rewritten as:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+\&.for ARCH in ${SHARED_ARCHS}
+\&.if ${MACHINE} == ${ARCH} 
+     ...
+\&.endif
+\&.endfor
+.Ed
 .Pp
 The parsing code is broken with respect to handling a semicolon
 after a colon, so a fragment like this will fail: