diff --git a/zipl/man/zipl.8 b/zipl/man/zipl.8
index a95b76a8..9b6d3d19 100644
--- a/zipl/man/zipl.8
+++ b/zipl/man/zipl.8
@@ -360,11 +360,11 @@ Control the zIPL secure boot support.
   auto (default)
     Write signatures if available and supported by the system.
   1
-    Signatures are written independent of support indicated by the local
-    system. Also missing signatures for stage 3 and kernel IPL files
+    Write signatures regardless of support indicated by the local
+    system. Missing signatures for stage 3 and kernel IPL files
     will result in an error.
   0
-    No signatures will be written.
+    Do not write signatures.
 
 
 .SH EXAMPLE
diff --git a/zipl/man/zipl.conf.5 b/zipl/man/zipl.conf.5
index f947dd08..0eadddd5 100644
--- a/zipl/man/zipl.conf.5
+++ b/zipl/man/zipl.conf.5
@@ -527,17 +527,17 @@ non-default memory location.
 .B Configuration section:
 .br
 Control the zIPL secure boot support.
-Set this option to one of the following:
+Set this option to one of the following values:
 .IP "         - " 12
 .BR auto:
 Write signatures if available and supported by the system.
 .IP "         - " 12
 .BR 1:
-Signatures are written independent of support indicated by the local system. 
-Also missing signatures for stage 3 and kernel IPL files will result in an error.
+Write signatures regardless of support indicated by the local system.
+Missing signatures for stage 3 and kernel IPL files will result in an error.
 .IP "         - " 12
 .BR 0:
-No signatures will be written.
+Do not write signatures.
 
 The default value for
 .B 'secure'