diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5
index 47c3c36200..5d559be0eb 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapo-syncprov.5
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ time have passed
 since the last checkpoint. Checkpointing is disabled by default.
 .TP
 .B syncprov-sessionlog <ops>
-Specify a session log for recording information about write operations made
-on the database.  The
+Configures an in-memory session log for recording information about write
+operations made on the database.  The
 .B <ops>
 specifies the number of operations that are recorded in the log. All write
 operations (except Adds) are recorded in the log.