diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5 b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
index e8846b2f823b2360254f8b75638ebb4387aec12d..6afbd7d6bbfb7b5e13621e8280831787c625a4ff 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd-config.5
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ 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 8a038c0c6bd591906330b044dc3af70a060fa858..86abeca80cb6a169d0d2ac814ca7bab045561a86 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slapd.conf.5
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ 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