diff --git a/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml b/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml
index a6c9be76e..dcb90510c 100644
--- a/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/manpages6/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -551,9 +551,10 @@ net     all  DROP   info</programlisting>then the chain name is 'net2all'
         role="bold">Keep</emphasis>]</term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>This parameter determines whether Shorewall6 enables or
-          disables IPV4 Packet Forwarding (/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward).
-          Possible values are:</para>
+          <para>This rather useless parameter determines whether Shorewall6
+          enables or disables IPV6 Packet Forwarding on all interfaces
+          (/proc/sys/net/ipv6/config/all/forwarding). Possible values
+          are:</para>
 
           <variablelist>
             <varlistentry>