diff --git a/library/system/mount b/library/system/mount
index 48b03f554ed..3c38edfbc27 100755
--- a/library/system/mount
+++ b/library/system/mount
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ options:
   state:
     description:
       - If C(mounted) or C(unmounted), the device will be actively mounted or unmounted
-        as well as just configured in I(fstab). C(absent) and C(present) only deal with
-        I(fstab). C(mounted) will also automatically create the mount point
-        directory if it doesn't exist. If C(absent) changes anything, it will
-        remove the mount point directory.
+        as needed and appropriately configured in I(fstab). 
+        C(absent) and C(present) only deal with
+        I(fstab) but will not affect current mounting. If specifying C(mounted) and the mount
+        point is not present, the mount point will be created. Similarly, specifying C(absent)        will remove the mount point directory.
     required: true
     choices: [ "present", "absent", "mounted", "unmounted" ]
     default: null