diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
index e7664b6d39..0ed25e41e0 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ppp-and-slip/chapter.sgml
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@
               then you most likely only need to make the serial device.
               You can do this by changing your directory to
               <filename>/dev</filename> and running the <filename>MAKEDEV</filename>
-              script like above.  Now make the serial device with
-<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sh MAKEDEV cuaa</userinput></screen>
+              script like above.  Now make the serial devices with
+<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sh MAKEDEV cuaa0 cuaa1 cuaa2 cuaa3</userinput></screen>
               which will create the serial devices for your system.
               If your modem is on <devicename>sio1</devicename> or
               <acronym>COM2</acronym> if you are in dos, then your