diff --git a/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8 b/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
index d54560801685..9bfc8cb17161 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.8
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ as opposed to the legacy (CHS) interface, when doing disk I/O.
 This allows booting above cylinder 1023, but requires specific
 BIOS support.
 The default is
-.Sq nopacket .
+.Sq packet .
 .It setdrv
 Forces the drive containing the disk to be referenced using drive
 number definable by means of the -d option.