diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 which should be a preceding
 decimal number in angle braces,
 for example,
-.Sq Aq 5 .
+.Sq <5> .
 This priority code should map into the priorities defined in the
 include file
 .In sys/syslog.h .