diff --git a/etc/newsyslog.conf b/etc/newsyslog.conf
index 4ab9e7e6ec52..c5b65d888608 100644
--- a/etc/newsyslog.conf
+++ b/etc/newsyslog.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Entries which do not specify the '/pid_file' field will cause the
 # syslogd process to be signalled when that log file is rotated.  This
 # action is only appropriate for log files which are written to by the
-# syslogd process (ie, files listed in /etc/syslogd.conf).  If there
+# syslogd process (ie, files listed in /etc/syslog.conf).  If there
 # is no process which needs to be signalled when a given log file is
 # rotated, then the entry for that file should include the 'N' flag.
 #