diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 2580e14428..b4ed4ab3ab 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ such as those to the ldapi:// listener.  For a description of SSF values,
 see 
 .BR sasl-secprops 's
 .B minssf
-property description.
+property description.  The default is 71.
 .TP
 .B loglevel <integer> [...]
 Specify the level at which debugging statements and operation