diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/man/Xorg.man.pre b/hw/xfree86/doc/man/Xorg.man.pre
index 98a959069..bb5a14fb9 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/doc/man/Xorg.man.pre
+++ b/hw/xfree86/doc/man/Xorg.man.pre
@@ -421,18 +421,12 @@ The
 .B __xservername__
 server is normally configured to recognize various special combinations
 of key presses that instruct the server to perform some action, rather
-than just sending the key press event to a client application.  The
-default XKEYBOARD keymap defines the key combinations listed below.
-The kbd (__drivermansuffix__) driver also has these key combinations
-builtin to its event handler
-for cases where the XKEYBOARD extension is not being used.  When using
-the XKEYBOARD extension, which key combinations perform which actions
-is completely configurable.
+than just sending the key press event to a client application. These actions
+depend on the XKB keymap loaded by a particular keyboard device and may or
+may not be available on a given configuration.
 .PP
-The special combinations of key presses recognized directly
-by
-.B __xservername__
-are:
+The following key combinations are commonly part of the default XKEYBOARD
+keymap.
 .TP 8
 .B Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
 Immediately kills the server -- no questions asked. It can be disabled by