diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 8a30b136b..d9c1f6841 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .\" This is in the public domain
 .\" %%%LICENSE_END
 .\"
-.TH LD.SO 8 2013-12-07 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH LD.SO 8 2014-01-08 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ld.so, ld-linux.so* \- dynamic linker/loader
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ is ignored for set-user-ID/set-group-ID binaries.
 File in which
 .B LD_DEBUG
 output should be written.
-The default is standard output.
+The default is standard error.
 .B LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT
 is ignored for set-user-ID/set-group-ID binaries.
 .TP