Index: head/libexec/rc/rc.conf
===================================================================
--- head/libexec/rc/rc.conf
+++ head/libexec/rc/rc.conf
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@
 ipfs_program="/sbin/ipfs"	# where the ipfs program lives
 ipfs_flags=""			# additional flags for ipfs
 pf_enable="NO"			# Set to YES to enable packet filter (pf)
-pf_rules="/etc/pf.conf"		# rules definition file for pf
+pf_rules="/etc/pf.conf"		# rules definition file for pf (nonexistent
+				# by default)
 pf_program="/sbin/pfctl"	# where the pfctl program lives
 pf_flags=""			# additional flags for pfctl
 pflog_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable packet filter logging
Index: head/share/man/man5/pf.conf.5
===================================================================
--- head/share/man/man5/pf.conf.5
+++ head/share/man/man5/pf.conf.5
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\" ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
 .\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd January 5, 2019
+.Dd March 10, 2019
 .Dt PF.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -3053,6 +3053,8 @@
 Host name database.
 .It Pa /etc/pf.conf
 Default location of the ruleset file.
+The file has to be created manually as it is not installed with a
+standard installation.
 .It Pa /etc/pf.os
 Default location of OS fingerprints.
 .It Pa /etc/protocols