diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b9fda3224..e928ac4d6 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
    - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2012/04/20 03:24:23
      [sftp.c]
      setlinebuf(3) is more readable than setvbuf(.., _IOLBF, ...)
+   - jmc@cvs.openbsd.org 2012/04/20 16:26:22
+     [ssh.1]
+     use "brackets" instead of "braces", for consistency;
 
 20120420
  - (djm) [contrib/caldera/openssh.spec contrib/redhat/openssh.spec]
diff --git a/ssh.1 b/ssh.1
index ac61326e8..207834039 100644
--- a/ssh.1
+++ b/ssh.1
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.323 2011/09/11 06:59:05 okan Exp $
-.Dd $Mdocdate: September 11 2011 $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh.1,v 1.324 2012/04/20 16:26:22 jmc Exp $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: April 20 2012 $
 .Dt SSH 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ from the local machine.
 Port forwardings can also be specified in the configuration file.
 Privileged ports can be forwarded only when
 logging in as root on the remote machine.
-IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square braces.
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing the address in square brackets.
 .Pp
 By default, the listening socket on the server will be bound to the loopback
 interface only.