diff --git a/man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml b/man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml
index e7cb53d0..8e0a9e87 100644
--- a/man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml
+++ b/man/login.defs.d/TTYGROUP.xml
@@ -13,15 +13,16 @@
       <option>TTYGROUP</option> group, and the permissions will be set to
       <option>TTYPERM</option>.
     </para>
-    <para>
-      By default, the ownership of the terminal is set to the user's
-      primary group and the permissions are set to
-      <replaceable>0600</replaceable>.
-    </para>
     <para>
       <option>TTYGROUP</option> can be either the name of a group or a
       numeric group identifier.
     </para>
+    <para>
+      If TTYGROUP is not defined, then the group ownership of the terminal is
+      set to the user's primary group.  If TTYPERM is not defined, then the
+      permissions are set to
+      <replaceable>0600</replaceable>.
+    </para>
     <para>
       If you have a <command>write</command> program which is "setgid" to
       a special group which owns the terminals, define TTYGROUP to the