diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index e2f625facc..778e6bf418 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ for an explanation of the different flags.
 .TP
 .B ucdata-path <path>
 Specify the path to the directory containing the Unicode character
-tables. The default path is LOCALSTATEDIR/ucdata.
+tables. The default path is DATADIR/ucdata.
 .SH TLS OPTIONS
 If
 .B slapd