diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 4995eec005..3db38ce9f0 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -5866,9 +5866,11 @@ perm	  /dev/acd0	  0660</programlisting>
         </question>
 
         <answer>
-          <para>When you get the prompt to enter the shell
-            pathname, simply press <literal>ENTER</literal>, and run
-            <command>mount /</command> to re-mount the root filesystem in
+          <para>Restart the system using <userinput>boot -s</userinput>
+            at the loader prompt to enter Single User mode.
+            When prompted for a shell
+            pathname, simply press <keycap>Enter</keycap>, and run
+            <command>mount -urw /</command> to re-mount the root filesystem in
             read/write mode. You may also need to run <command>mount -a -t
             ufs</command> to mount the filesystem where your favorite
             editor is defined. If your favorite editor is on a network