diff --git a/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7 b/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7
--- a/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7
+++ b/contrib/mandoc/mdoc.7
@@ -1183,11 +1183,13 @@
 .It Ic \&Cd Ar line
 Kernel configuration declaration.
 This denotes strings accepted by
-.Xr config 8 .
+.Xr config 8
+or, on FreeBSD, other kernel configuration.
 It is most often used in section 4 manual pages.
 .Pp
 Examples:
 .Dl \&.Cd device le0 at scode?
+.Dl \&.Cd kern.vty=vt
 .Pp
 .Em Remarks :
 this macro is commonly abused by using quoted literals to retain
diff --git a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4 b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
--- a/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
+++ b/share/examples/mdoc/example.4
@@ -5,27 +5,19 @@
 .\"
 .\" Note: The date here should be updated whenever a non-trivial
 .\" change is made to the manual page.
-.Dd July 31, 2015
-.Dt EXAMPLE 4 i386
+.Dd January 6, 2026
+.Dt EXAMPLE 4 amd64
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm example
 .Nd example device driver manual page
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
-To compile the driver into the kernel,
-place the following lines in the
-kernel configuration file:
-.Bd -ragged -offset indent
-.Cd "device example"
-.Cd "options EXAMPLE_DEBUG"
-.Ed
+.Cd options EXAMPLE_DEBUG
+.Cd device example
 .Pp
-Alternatively, to load the driver as a
-module at boot time, place the following line in
+In
 .Xr loader.conf 5 :
-.Bd -literal -offset indent
-example_load="YES"
-.Ed
+.Cd here.is.a.example.tunable
 .Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE
 This driver is scheduled for removal prior to the release of
 .Fx 17.0 .