diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
index 48f5c88048c..7afd6b94cdf 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslog.conf.5
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ The
 .Em level
 describes the severity of the message, and is a keyword from the
 following ordered list (higher to lower):
-.Cm emerg , crit , alert , err , warning , notice , info
+.Cm emerg , alert , crit , err , warning , notice , info
 and
 .Cm debug .
 These keywords correspond to