diff --git a/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdog.8 b/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdog.8
index a82f6e310c29..9d041f539e16 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdog.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdog.8
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd September 2, 2006
+.Dd October 18, 2014
 .Dt WATCHDOG 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The
 option
 specifies the desired timeout period in seconds, a value of
 zero will disable the watchdog.
-The default timeout is 16 seconds.
+The default timeout is 128 seconds.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr watchdog 4 ,
 .Xr watchdogd 8 ,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8 b/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8
index 1d76eeeaf8d4..aa2888562641 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/watchdogd/watchdogd.8
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd July 27, 2013
+.Dd October 18, 2014
 .Dt WATCHDOGD 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ of the check and defaults to one second.
 The
 .Fl t Ar timeout
 specifies the desired timeout period in seconds.
-The default timeout is 16 seconds.
+The default timeout is 128 seconds.
 .Pp
 One possible circumstance which will cause a watchdog timeout is an interrupt
 storm.