diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-ndb.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-ndb.5
index 9cb08737d3..c8013760d7 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-ndb.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-ndb.5
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ See the \fBTODO\fP file in the source directory for details.
 .SH CONFIGURATION
 These
 .B slapd.conf
-options apply to the \fBldb\fP backend database.
+options apply to the \fBndb\fP backend database.
 That is, they must follow a "database ndb" line and
 come before any subsequent "backend" or "database" lines.
 Other database options are described in the