diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b57a825c8c..90b4508ea4a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ release.
 
 ### Logs
 
+- Fix Syslog severity number mapping in the example.
+  ([#2091](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/2091))
+
 ### Resource
 
 ### Semantic Conventions
diff --git a/specification/logs/data-model.md b/specification/logs/data-model.md
index c5b58473933..cfde3cb306a 100644
--- a/specification/logs/data-model.md
+++ b/specification/logs/data-model.md
@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@ for an exhaustive list.
 |Warning      |Warning    |WARN  |Warn  | WARNING         |WARN          |
 |Error        |Error      |ERROR |Error | SEVERE          |ERROR         |
 |Critical     |Critical   |      |Dpanic|                 |ERROR2        |
-|Emergency    |           |      |Panic |                 |ERROR3        |
-|Alert        |           |FATAL |Fatal |                 |FATAL         |
+|Alert        |           |      |Panic |                 |ERROR3        |
+|Emergency    |           |FATAL |Fatal |                 |FATAL         |
 
 ## References