diff --git a/docs/dj.1 b/docs/dj.1
index 41e3112..9bc2d82 100644
--- a/docs/dj.1
+++ b/docs/dj.1
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ default being 1024 bytes or one kibibyte (KiB).
 
 .B -c
 .RS
-Specifies an amount of reads to make, and if 0 (the default) dj will
-continue reading until a partial or empty read.
+Specifies a number of reads to make. If set to zero (the default), reading will
+continue until a partial or empty read is encountered.
 .RE
 
 .B -d