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diff --git a/ovsdb/remote-passive.man b/ovsdb/remote-passive.man
index b313e9254..200651ba6 100644
--- a/ovsdb/remote-passive.man
+++ b/ovsdb/remote-passive.man
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
 .IP "\fBpssl:\fIport\fR[\fB:\fIip\fR]"
 Listen on the given SSL \fIport\fR for a connection.  By default,
-\fB\*(PN\fR listens for connections to any local IP address, but
+connections are not bound to a particular local IP address and
+it listens only on IPv4 (but not IPv6) addresses, but
 specifying \fIip\fR limits connections to those from the given
-\fIip\fR.  The \fB\-\-private\-key\fR, \fB\-\-certificate\fR, and
-\fB\-\-ca\-cert\fR options are mandatory when this form is used.
+\fIip\fR, either IPv4 or IPv6 address.  If \fIip\fR is
+an IPv6 address, then wrap \fIip\fR with square brackets, e.g.:
+\fBpssl:6632:[::1]\fR.  The \fB\-\-private\-key\fR,
+\fB\-\-certificate\fR, and \fB\-\-ca\-cert\fR options are mandatory
+when this form is used.
 .
 .IP "\fBptcp:\fIport\fR[\fB:\fIip\fR]"
 Listen on the given TCP \fIport\fR for a connection.  By default,
-\fB\*(PN\fR listens for connections to any local IP address, but
+connections are not bound to a particular local IP address and
+it listens only on IPv4 (but not IPv6) addresses, but
 \fIip\fR may be specified to listen only for connections to the given
-\fIip\fR.
+\fIip\fR, either IPv4 or IPv6 address.  If \fIip\fR is
+an IPv6 address, then wrap \fIip\fR with square brackets, e.g.:
+\fBptcp:6632:[::1]\fR.
 .
 .IP "\fBpunix:\fIfile\fR"
 Listen on the Unix domain server socket named \fIfile\fR for a