diff --git a/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl b/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
index 40797241..0f2e7ee8 100644
--- a/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
+++ b/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 	# user and local1 through local7 are possible values; see syslog(3).
 	# Default is "local5" for historical reasons, you probably want to
 	# change this to "daemon", for example.
-	SyslogFacility = local1
+	;SyslogFacility = local1
 
 	# Password required for using the WEBIRC command used by some
 	# Web-to-IRC gateways. If not set/empty, the WEBIRC command can't