diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml
index 3efcfbd6bf..db3f166e65 100644
--- a/man/journalctl.xml
+++ b/man/journalctl.xml
@@ -437,13 +437,11 @@
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>-t</option></term>
-        <term><option>--identifier=<replaceable>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</replaceable>|<replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable></option></term>
+        <term><option>--identifier=<replaceable>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</replaceable></option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Show messages for the specified syslog
-        identifier <replaceable>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</replaceable>, or
-        for any of the messages with a
-        <literal>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</literal> matched by
-        <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>.</para>
+        identifier
+        <replaceable>SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER</replaceable>.</para>
 
         <para>This parameter can be specified multiple
         times.</para></listitem>