diff --git a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
index e968a13c61f6..2a3346856e6f 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/loader.8
+++ b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ by the kernel during the boot phase.
 .It Va bootfile
 List of semicolon-separated search path for bootable kernels.
 The default is
-.Dq Li kernel;kernel.old .
+.Dq Li kernel .
 .It Va console
 Defines the current console.
 .It Va currdev