diff --git a/docs/conf/modules.example.conf b/docs/conf/modules.example.conf
index 091699373..4c64899c2 100644
--- a/docs/conf/modules.example.conf
+++ b/docs/conf/modules.example.conf
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@
 #<module name="operlog">
 #
 # If the following option is on then all oper commands will be sent to
-# the snomask 'r'. The default is no.
+# the snomask 'o'. The default is no.
 #<operlog tosnomask="no">
 
 #-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#