diff --git a/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8 b/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8
index a83e775a3f5..fe5bba6ff61 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ which will send messages both to
 and the kernel
 .Xr log 4
 device for
-.Xr syslog 8 .
+.Xr syslogd 8 .
 .Sh FILES
 .Bl -tag -width ".Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid" -compact
 .It Pa /var/run/watchdogd.pid