diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8 b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
index 79ffe5b13112..406920e9c5de 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 .\"     @(#)syslogd.8	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd March 2, 2017
+.Dd March 3, 2017
 .Dt SYSLOGD 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ A
 .Ar service
 of
 .Ql \&*
-allows packets to be received from any UDP port.
+accepts UDP packets from any source port.
 The default
 .Ar service
 is