diff --git a/usr.bin/split/split.1 b/usr.bin/split/split.1
index afd7dc4d11ac..329326d345bf 100644
--- a/usr.bin/split/split.1
+++ b/usr.bin/split/split.1
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 .\"	@(#)split.1	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/16/94
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd August 9, 2006
+.Dd August 10, 2006
 .Dt SPLIT 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 .Nm
 .Fl b Ar byte_count Ns
 .Oo
-.Cm k Ns | Ns Cm m
+.Cm K Ns | Ns Cm k Ns | Ns Cm M Ns | Ns Cm m Ns | Ns Cm G Ns | Ns Cm g
 .Oc
 .Op Fl a Ar suffix_length
 .Op Ar file Op Ar prefix
@@ -77,20 +77,31 @@ The options are as follows:
 Use
 .Ar suffix_length
 letters to form the suffix of the file name.
-.It Fl b Ar byte_count Ns Op Cm k Ns | Ns Cm m
+.It Fl b Ar byte_count Ns Op Cm K Ns | Ns Cm k Ns | Ns Cm M Ns | Ns Cm m Ns | Ns Cm G Ns | Ns Cm g
 Create smaller files
 .Ar byte_count
 bytes in length.
 If
 .Cm k
+or
+.Cm K
 is appended to the number, the file is split into
 .Ar byte_count
 kilobyte pieces.
 If
 .Cm m
+or
+.Cm M
 is appended to the number, the file is split into
 .Ar byte_count
 megabyte pieces.
+If
+.Cm g
+or
+.Cm G
+is appended to the number, the file is split into
+.Ar byte_count
+gigabyte pieces.
 .It Fl l Ar line_count
 Create smaller files
 .Ar line_count
diff --git a/usr.bin/split/split.c b/usr.bin/split/split.c
index 71b47c739978..d7936b0b88dd 100644
--- a/usr.bin/split/split.c
+++ b/usr.bin/split/split.c
@@ -116,14 +116,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'b':		/* Byte count. */
 			errno = 0;
 			if ((bytecnti = strtoimax(optarg, &ep, 10)) <= 0 ||
-			    (*ep != '\0' && *ep != 'k' && *ep != 'm') ||
-			    errno != 0)
+			    strchr("kKmMgG", *ep) == NULL || errno != 0)
 				errx(EX_USAGE,
 				    "%s: illegal byte count", optarg);
-			if (*ep == 'k')
+			if (*ep == 'k' || *ep == 'K')
 				scale = 1024;
-			else if (*ep == 'm')
+			else if (*ep == 'm' || *ep == 'M')
 				scale = 1024 * 1024;
+			else if (*ep == 'g' || *ep == 'G')
+				scale = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
 			else
 				scale = 1;
 			if (bytecnti > OFF_MAX / scale)
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@ usage(void)
 {
 	(void)fprintf(stderr,
 "usage: split [-l line_count] [-a suffix_length] [file [prefix]]\n"
-"       split -b byte_count[k|m] [-a suffix_length] [file [prefix]]\n"
+"       split -b byte_count[K|k|M|m|G|g] [-a suffix_length] [file [prefix]]\n"
 "       split -p pattern [-a suffix_length] [file [prefix]]\n");
 	exit(EX_USAGE);
 }