diff --git a/man/syslogd.8 b/man/syslogd.8
index f0f6513..eb298b6 100644
--- a/man/syslogd.8
+++ b/man/syslogd.8
@@ -298,14 +298,7 @@ instead of the timestamp field supplied in the message by the remote host.
 This is useful if some of the originating hosts cannot keep time properly
 or are unable to generate a correct timestamp.
 .It Fl v
-Verbose logging.  If specified once, the numeric facility and priority
-are logged with each locally-written message.  If specified more than
-once, the names of the facility and priority are logged with each
-locally-written message.
-.Pp
-This option only affects the formatting of RFC 3164 messages.  Messages
-formatted according to RFC 5424 always include a facility/priority
-number.
+Show program version and exit.
 .El
 .Pp
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