diff --git a/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1 b/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1
index 73b857ff469..66c7f5c9381 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1
+++ b/usr.bin/tmux/tmux.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: tmux.1,v 1.1076 2026/06/09 12:24:59 nicm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: tmux.1,v 1.1077 2026/06/09 12:51:57 nicm Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
 .\"
@@ -3130,7 +3130,7 @@ Destroy the given pane.
 If no panes remain in the containing window, it is also destroyed.
 The
 .Fl a
-option kills all but the pane given with
+option kills all panes in the window except the pane given with
 .Fl t .
 When
 .Fl a
@@ -3150,7 +3150,7 @@ Kill the current window or the window at
 removing it from any sessions to which it is linked.
 The
 .Fl a
-option kills all but the window given with
+option kills all windows in the session except the window given with
 .Fl t .
 When
 .Fl a