diff --git a/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5 b/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
index a4837e95155363fb2a783e76dae1a63b6ff4493c..8dc9d77778d454e5cd2ea5e98ec5eefc29db694c 100644
--- a/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
+++ b/doc/man/man5/slurm.conf.5
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ they must exactly match the entries in the \fBNodeName\fR
 (e.g. "NodeName=lx[0\-7] NodeAddr="elx[0\-7]").
 \fBNodeAddr\fR may also contain IP addresses.
 By default, the \fBNodeAddr\fR will be identical in value to
-\fBNodeName\fR.
+\fBNodeHostname\fR.
 
 .TP
 \fBCoresPerSocket\fR