diff --git a/Lib/logging/handlers.py b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
index 4ef896ed5d6..39a4eb961a7 100644
--- a/Lib/logging/handlers.py
+++ b/Lib/logging/handlers.py
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ class SysLogHandler(logging.Handler):
         """
         Initialize a handler.
 
-        If address is specified as a string, UNIX socket is used.
+        If address is specified as a string, a UNIX socket is used. To log to a
+        local syslogd, "SysLogHandler(address="/dev/log")" can be used.
         If facility is not specified, LOG_USER is used.
         """
         logging.Handler.__init__(self)