diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5
index 9c7274cf60..b3949472eb 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-ldap.5
@@ -139,4 +139,5 @@ default slapd configuration file
 .BR slapd-meta (5),
 .BR slapd (8),
 .BR ldap (3).
-
+.SH AUTHOR
+Howard Chu, with enhancements by Pierangelo Masarati 
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
index 68f2de2374..2fc2140579 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-meta.5
@@ -688,3 +688,5 @@ default slapd configuration file
 .BR slapd\-ldap (5),
 .BR slapd (8),
 .BR regex (7).
+.SH AUTHOR
+Pierangelo Masarati, based on back-ldap by Howard Chu