diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
index 7f078ac3fe..6fc5563e14 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ only messages that get logged whatever log level is set
 The desired log level can be input as a single integer that combines 
 the (ORed) desired levels, both in decimal or in hexadecimal notation,
 as a list of integers (that are ORed internally),
-or as a list of the names that are shown between brackets, such that
+or as a list of the names that are shown between parenthesis, such that
 .LP
 .nf
     olcLogLevel: 129
diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
index 74929ffcbd..87b2b065fb 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ only messages that get logged whatever log level is set
 The desired log level can be input as a single integer that combines 
 the (ORed) desired levels, both in decimal or in hexadecimal notation,
 as a list of integers (that are ORed internally),
-or as a list of the names that are shown between brackets, such that
+or as a list of the names that are shown between parentheses, such that
 .LP
 .nf
     loglevel 129