diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index d69bb11f3..5f1b1cd14 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -14114,7 +14114,7 @@ shutdown session <id>
   endless transfer is ongoing. Such terminated sessions are reported with a 'K'
   flag in the logs.
 
-shutdown sessions <backend>/<server>
+shutdown sessions server <backend>/<server>
   Immediately terminate all the sessions attached to the specified server. This
   can be used to terminate long-running sessions after a server is put into
   maintenance mode, for instance. Such terminated sessions are reported with a