diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text
index 2312d293..97f538fa 100644
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__block/man.text
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ prefix::
    Defaults to #cdist:__block/$__object_id
 
 suffix::
-   the prefix to add after the text.
+   the suffix to add after the text.
    Defaults to #/cdist:__block/$__object_id
 
 state::