diff --git a/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8 b/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8
index c3f7e60aa06a..2770cb7afeab 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pstat/pstat.8
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ Number of characters that can be stored in the output queue.
 .It USE
 Number of bytes in the output queue.
 .It LOW
-Low water mark for input.
+Low water mark for output.
 .It COL
 Calculated column position of terminal.
 .It SESS