diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index fbb2987d0b..5aec511724 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -898,10 +898,10 @@
         <example>
           <title>A service with the <varname>SuccessExitStatus=</varname> setting</title>
 
-          <programlisting>SuccessExitStatus=TEMPFAIL 250 SIGUSR1</programlisting>
+          <programlisting>SuccessExitStatus=TEMPFAIL 250 SIGKILL</programlisting>
 
           <para>Exit status 75 (<constant>TEMPFAIL</constant>), 250, and the termination signal
-          <constant>SIGUSR1</constant> are considered clean service terminations.</para>
+          <constant>SIGKILL</constant> are considered clean service terminations.</para>
         </example>
 
         <para>Note: <command>systemd-analyze exit-status</command> may be used to list exit statuses and