diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 0891d08730..b6862185ee 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ are taken, when available, and combined into a name of the form
 .RS
 .RS
 .TP
-.B UID=<username>[[,CN=<realm>],CN=<mechanism>,]CN=auth
+.B UID=<username>[[,CN=<realm>],CN=<mechanism>],CN=auth
 
 .RE
 This name is then compared against the