diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8 b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
index 2c06f71f400f..faa5bd411923 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
+++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.8
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ The block size of the file system, in bytes.  It must be a power of 2.  The
 default size is 8192 bytes, and the smallest allowable size is 4096 bytes.
 .It Fl c Ar #cylinders/group
 The number of cylinders per cylinder group in a file system.  The default value
-is 16.  The maximum value is dependent on a number of other parameters, in
+is 22.  The maximum value is dependent on a number of other parameters, in
 particular the block size.  The best way to find the maximum value for a
 specific file system is to attempt to specify a value which is far too large:
 .Nm