diff --git a/sbin/geom/class/mirror/gmirror.8 b/sbin/geom/class/mirror/gmirror.8
index 78baf0b35928..ea0cb9a865a3 100644
--- a/sbin/geom/class/mirror/gmirror.8
+++ b/sbin/geom/class/mirror/gmirror.8
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ indicates an action to be performed:
 Create a mirror.
 The order of components is important, because a component's priority is based on its position
 (starting from 0 to 255).
-The component with the biggest priority (the lowest number) is used by the
+The component with the biggest priority is used by the
 .Cm prefer
 balance algorithm
 and is also used as a master component when resynchronization is needed,