diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 006b39dec87d66f88edc62f9547482f554a6519e..e87f3cdc8a6afc42c36f9469e7afac9b1ec74b82 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ regen_max_retry - INTEGER
 	Default: 5
 
 max_addresses - INTEGER
-	Number of maximum addresses per interface.  0 disables limitation.
-	It is recommended not set too large value (or 0) because it would
-	be too easy way to crash kernel to allow to create too much of
-	autoconfigured addresses.
+	Maximum number of autoconfigured addresses per interface.  Setting
+	to zero disables the limitation.  It is not recommended to set this
+	value too large (or to zero) because it would be an easy way to
+	crash the kernel by allowing too many addresses to be created.
 	Default: 16
 
 disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN