diff --git a/appl/rcp/rcp.1 b/appl/rcp/rcp.1
index 9da0dc0ec..4c0f13ddb 100644
--- a/appl/rcp/rcp.1
+++ b/appl/rcp/rcp.1
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ or less strange errors, such as "login incorrect", or "lost
 connection".
 .\".Sh SEE ALSO
 .\".Sh STANDARDS
-.\".Sh HISTORY
+.Sh HISTORY
+The 
+.Nm rcp
+utility first appeared in 4.2BSD. This version is derived from
+4.3BSD-Reno.
 .\".Sh AUTHORS
 .\".Sh BUGS