diff --git a/usr.bin/printf/printf.1 b/usr.bin/printf/printf.1
index 495415865e8a..bdf9fa2c6a69 100644
--- a/usr.bin/printf/printf.1
+++ b/usr.bin/printf/printf.1
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ The format characters and their meanings are:
 .It Cm diouXx
 The
 .Ar argument
-is printed as a signed decimal (d or i), unsigned decimal, unsigned octal,
+is printed as a signed decimal (d or i), unsigned octal, unsigned decimal,
 or unsigned hexadecimal (X or x), respectively.
 .It Cm f
 The