diff --git a/usr.bin/ar/ar.1 b/usr.bin/ar/ar.1
index 990b9ead82cf..e38fd5bc018a 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ar/ar.1
+++ b/usr.bin/ar/ar.1
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ utility can create and manage an archive symbol table (see
 .Xr ar 5 )
 used to speed up link editing operations.
 If a symbol table is present in an archive, it will be
-kept up-to-date by subsequent operations on the archive (excepting
-the quick update specified by the
-.Fl q
-option).
+kept up-to-date by subsequent operations on the archive.
 .Pp
 The
 .Nm ranlib
@@ -254,16 +251,11 @@ Append the files specified by arguments
 .Ar
 to the archive specified by argument
 .Ar archive
-without checking if the files already exist in the archive and
-without updating the archive's symbol table.
-If the archive file
+without checking if the files already exist in the archive.
+The archive symbol table will be updated as needed.
+If the file specified by the argument
 .Ar archive
-does not already exist, a new archive is created.
-However, to be compatible with GNU
-.Nm ,
-option
-.Fl q
-will update the archive's symbol table.
+does not already exist, a new archive will be created.
 .It Fl r
 Replace (add) the files specified by arguments
 .Ar