diff --git a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/cachedirectory.xml b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/cachedirectory.xml
index 5216998ae42..1cb8124c930 100644
--- a/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/cachedirectory.xml
+++ b/docs-xml/smbdotconf/misc/cachedirectory.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 	</para>
 </description>
 
-<value type="default">${prefix}/var/locks</value>
+<value type="default">${prefix}/var/cache</value>
 <value type="example">/var/run/samba/locks/cache</value>
 </samba:parameter>