diff --git a/strings.1 b/strings.1
index 3568a6a..b5c65c2 100644
--- a/strings.1
+++ b/strings.1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 .Op Ar file ...
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
 .Nm
-prints the printable character sequences that are at least 6 characters
+prints the printable character sequences that are at least 4 characters
 long. If no
 .Ar files
 are given,