diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
index 04551c37ae..4be00c2242 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml
@@ -3061,8 +3061,8 @@ PATCHFILES=     patch1:test</programlisting>
 	    shared library, <replaceable>dir</replaceable> is the
 	    directory in which to find it in case it is not available, and
 	    <replaceable>target</replaceable> is the target to call in that
-	    directory.  For example, <programlisting> LIB_DEPENDS=
-	      jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg:install</programlisting>
+	    directory.  For example,
+	    <programlisting>LIB_DEPENDS=   jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg:install</programlisting>
 	    will check for a shared jpeg library with major version 9, and
 	    descend into the <filename>graphics/jpeg</filename> subdirectory
 	    of your ports tree to build and install it if it is not found.
@@ -3071,9 +3071,12 @@ PATCHFILES=     patch1:test</programlisting>
 	    <literal>install</literal>).</para>
 
 	  <note>
-	    <para>The <replaceable>lib</replaceable> part is an argument given
-	      to <command>ldconfig -r | grep -wF</command>.  There shall be no
-	      regular expressions in this variable.</para>
+	    <para>The <replaceable>lib</replaceable> part is a regular
+	      expression which is being looked up in the
+	      <command>ldconfig -r</command> output.  Values such as
+	      <literal>intl.[5-7]</literal> and <literal>intl</literal> are
+	      allowed.  Latter will match a library <literal>intl</literal>
+	      with any major version.</para>
 	  </note>
 
 	  <para>The dependency is checked twice, once from within the