diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.1 b/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.1
index efbb8ab11..b844f7848 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.1
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/ftp.1
@@ -305,8 +305,13 @@ Expansion of a directory name is likely to be
 different from expansion of the name of an ordinary file:
 the exact result depends on the foreign operating system and ftp server,
 and can be previewed by doing
-.Ql mls remote-files \-
-Note:
+.Ql mls remote-files \- .
+As a security measure, remotely globbed files that start with
+.Sq /
+or
+.Sq ../ ,
+will not be automatically received. If you have interactive prompting
+turned off, these filenames will be ignored.  Note:
 .Ic mget
 and
 .Ic mput