diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml
index b3a91e7204..6592275cfc 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/uses.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,26 @@
     dependency.</entry>
 </row>
 
+<row>
+  <entry><literal>kmod</literal></entry>
+  <entry>(none)</entry>
+  <entry>Fills in the boilerplate for kernel module ports, currently:
+  <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem><para>Add <literal>kld</literal> to
+      <makevar>CATEGORIES</makevar>.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Set <makevar>SSP_UNSAFE</makevar>.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Set <makevar>IGNORE</makevar> if the kernel sources are
+      not found in <makevar>SRC_BASE</makevar>.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Define <makevar>KMODDIR</makevar> to <filename
+	class="directory">/boot/modules</filename> by default, add it
+      to <makevar>PLIST_SUB</makevar> and <makevar>MAKE_ENV</makevar>,
+      and create it upon installation.</para></listitem>
+    <listitem><para>Handle cross-referencing kernel modules upon installation
+      and deinstallation.</para></listitem>
+  </itemizedlist> 
+</entry>
+</row>
+
 <row>
   <entry><literal>motif</literal></entry>
   <entry>(none)</entry>