diff --git a/bin/sh/miscbltin.c b/bin/sh/miscbltin.c
index f96f96ba43d2..d75d33902458 100644
--- a/bin/sh/miscbltin.c
+++ b/bin/sh/miscbltin.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static const struct limits limits[] = {
 	{ "umtx shared locks",	(char *)0,	RLIMIT_UMTXP,	   1, 'o' },
 #endif
 #ifdef RLIMIT_PIPEBUF
-	{ "pipebuf",		(char *)0,	RLIMIT_PIPEBUF, 1024, 'y' },
+	{ "pipebuf",		"kbytes",	RLIMIT_PIPEBUF, 1024, 'y' },
 #endif
 #ifdef RLIMIT_VMM
 	{ "virtual machines",	(char *)0,	RLIMIT_VMM,	   1, 'V' },