diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
index 8ec7a52744..24d00bb490 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ replication engine.
 identifies the current
 .B syncrepl
 directive within the replication consumer site.
-It is a non-negative integer having no more than three digits.
+It is a non-negative integer having no more than three decimal digits.
 
 .B provider
 specifies the replication provider site containing the master content
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 8d0e3c88cc..ff4242e19d 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -1663,8 +1663,8 @@ replication engine.
 identifies the current
 .B syncrepl
 directive within the replication consumer site.
-It is a non-negative integer not greater than 4095 (limited
-to three hexadecimal digits).
+It is a non-negative integer not greater than 999 (limited
+to three decimal digits).
 
 .B provider
 specifies the replication provider site containing the master content