diff --git a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8 b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
index fd4f4a207650..822bdcd9208b 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/inetd/inetd.8
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ and
 options,
 .Nm
 will log to the
-.Dq daemon
+.Dq auth
 facility.
 .Pp
 The