diff --git a/etc/MACHINES b/etc/MACHINES
index 2d35f86f493b54f2cb28d4b32bf03e459b13ae9c..7d81e55272a2eca5deced311c074972dd35e923b 100644
--- a/etc/MACHINES
+++ b/etc/MACHINES
@@ -608,7 +608,8 @@ Support for the following obsolete platforms was removed in Emacs 23.1
   Integrated Solutions 386 machine (m/is386.h)
   Integrated Solutions `Optimum V' -- m68k-isi-bsd4.2 or -bsd4.3
   Harris Power PC (powerpc-harris-powerunix)
-  Hewlett-Packard 9000 series 200 or 300 -- m68k-hp-bsd or m68k-hp-hpux or m68k-hp-netbsd
+  Hewlett-Packard 9000 series 200 or 300 on some platforms -- m68k-hp-bsd or
+    m68k-hp-hpux; note m68k-*-netbsd* still works
   IBM PS/2 -- i386-ibm-aix1.1 or i386-ibm-aix1.2
   GEC 63 -- local-gec63-usg5.2
   Tandem Integrity S2 -- mips-tandem-sysv