diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_BOOTSTRAP b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_BOOTSTRAP
index 646edd341c35..d9824c51b23c 100644
--- a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_BOOTSTRAP
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_BOOTSTRAP
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 Set to not build the LLD linker during the bootstrap phase of
 the build.
-To be able to build the system, either Binutils or LLD bootstrap must be
-enabled unless an alternate linker is provided via XLD.
+To be able to build the system an alternate linker must be provided via XLD.
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD
index 0d48f205d85d..8ca789dfdc45 100644
--- a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_LLD_IS_LD
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-Set to use GNU binutils ld as the system linker, instead of LLVM's LLD.
+Do not install a
+.Pa /usr/bin/ld symlink
+to
+.Pa ld.lld .
+The system will not have a usable tool chain unless a linker is provided
+some other way.
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITH_LLD_IS_LD b/tools/build/options/WITH_LLD_IS_LD
index a291b099bf06..9a07c71fdeda 100644
--- a/tools/build/options/WITH_LLD_IS_LD
+++ b/tools/build/options/WITH_LLD_IS_LD
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 .\" $FreeBSD$
-Set to use LLVM's LLD as the system linker, instead of GNU binutils ld.
+Set to use LLVM's LLD as the system linker.