diff --git a/functions/network.xml b/functions/network.xml
index 1e678961d8..1201687c17 100644
--- a/functions/network.xml
+++ b/functions/network.xml
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ closelog();
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> Unix manual page.  More
      information on the syslog facilities and option can be found in the man
      pages for <citerefentry><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle>
-     <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> on Unix machines.
+     <manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> on Unix machines.
     </para>
     <para>
      On Windows NT, the syslog service is emulated using the Event