2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.8 b/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.8
index 755bf730c2db4..a7f442dff1d43 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.8
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The
 .Nm
 utility monitors the system state and sets various power control options
 accordingly.
-It offers three modes (max, min, and adaptive) that can be
+It offers three modes (maximum, minimum, and adaptive) that can be
 individually selected while on AC power or batteries.
 .Pp
 Maximum mode chooses the highest performance values.
diff --git a/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c b/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
index e866d07304388..3c9f1f333d1b2 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/powerd/powerd.c
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ static void
 parse_mode(char *arg, int *mode, int ch)
 {
 
-	if (strcmp(arg, "min") == 0)
+	if (strcmp(arg, "minimum") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "min") == 0)
 		*mode = MODE_MIN;
-	else if (strcmp(arg, "max") == 0)
+	else if (strcmp(arg, "maximum") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "max") == 0)
 		*mode = MODE_MAX;
 	else if (strcmp(arg, "adaptive") == 0)
 		*mode = MODE_ADAPTIVE;