diff --git a/doc/mpd.1 b/doc/mpd.1
index f1bb88e4b..0fbc8e14b 100644
--- a/doc/mpd.1
+++ b/doc/mpd.1
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ log_level               "default"
 .br
 bind_to_address         "any"
 .br
-#passwd                 "passwd@read,add,control,admin"
+#password               "password@read,add,control,admin"
 .br
 #default_permissions    "read,add,control,admin"
 .br
diff --git a/doc/mpdconf.example b/doc/mpdconf.example
index 84bcb68fe..6c8cdf4de 100644
--- a/doc/mpdconf.example
+++ b/doc/mpdconf.example
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ save_absolute_paths_in_playlists "no"
 log_level		"default"
 # when bind_to_address is set to "any", MPD binds all available addresses
 bind_to_address 	"any"
-#passwd 		"passwd@read,add,control,admin"
+#password 		"password@read,add,control,admin"
 #default_permissions	"read,add,control,admin"
 #filesystem_charset	"UTF-8"