diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index d61e5f7533..8696542ee6 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ property specifies the maximum acceptable
 .I security strength factor
 as an integer (see minssf description).  The default is INT_MAX.
 The
-.B maxbufsize=<factor> 
+.B maxbufsize=<size> 
 property specifies the maximum security layer receive buffer
 size allowed.  0 disables security layers.  The default is 65536.
 .TP