diff --git a/apps/app_userevent.c b/apps/app_userevent.c
index 092f22f25e..f149d85247 100644
--- a/apps/app_userevent.c
+++ b/apps/app_userevent.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 			<para>Sends an arbitrary event to the manager interface, with an optional
 			<replaceable>body</replaceable> representing additional arguments. The
 			<replaceable>body</replaceable> may be specified as
-			a <literal>|</literal> delimited list of headers. Each additional
+			a <literal>,</literal> delimited list of headers. Each additional
 			argument will be placed on a new line in the event. The format of the
 			event will be:</para>
 			<para>    Event: UserEvent</para>