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diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7
--- a/share/man/man7/build.7
+++ b/share/man/man7/build.7
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd April 6, 2026
+.Dd April 8, 2026
.Dt BUILD 7
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -578,11 +578,20 @@
.It Va INSTKERNNAME
If set, specify an alternative name to build and install for the various
kernel make targets.
+Defaults to
+.Dq Li kernel .
.It Va KERNCONF
-Overrides which kernel to build and install for the various kernel
-make targets.
-It defaults to
-.Cm GENERIC .
+Specify one or more space-separated kernels to build and install for the
+various kernel make targets.
+If multiple kernels are specified, the first listed kernel installs to
+.Pa /boot/${INSTKERNNAME} ,
+and subsequent kernels install to
+.Pa /boot/${INSTKERNNAME}.NAME .
+.Pp
+If unset, it defaults to GENERIC,
+except on POWER architectures,
+where it defaults to GENERIC64 for powerpc64,
+and GENERIC64LE for powerpc64le.
.It Va KERNBUILDDIR
Overrides the default directory to get all the opt_*.h files for
building a kernel module.
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