diff --git a/man/useradd.8.xml b/man/useradd.8.xml
index 067440ac..001e7d14 100644
--- a/man/useradd.8.xml
+++ b/man/useradd.8.xml
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@
       the <command>ls</command> output.
     </para>
     <para>
-      Usernames may only be up to 32 characters long.
+      Usernames may only be up to 256 characters long.
     </para>
   </refsect1>