diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/forward.c b/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
index dd754189d843..d1c8722c9b20 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ forward(fp, style, off, sbp)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * We pause for one second after displaying any data that has
+	 * We pause for 1/4 second after displaying any data that has
 	 * accumulated since we read the file.
 	 */