diff --git a/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1 b/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1
index dd5bbe18b1c3..2770901c4ed5 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1
+++ b/usr.sbin/fdformat/fdformat.1
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ as the fill byte for newly formatted sectors.
 must be a number in the range 0 through 255 using common C
 language notation.
 The default value is
-.Dq Li 0xf5 .
+.Dq Li 0xf6 .
 .It Fl f Ar fmt
 Specify the density settings for a
 .Ar fmt