diff --git a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
index 9299066de3a..9ed18953a14 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
+++ b/docs/man/man1/ansible.1.asciidoc.in
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Execute the module called 'NAME'.
 
 *-M* 'DIRECTORY', *--module-path=*'DIRECTORY'::
 
-The 'DIRECTORY' to load modules from. The default is '/usr/share/ansible'.
-See also the ANSIBLE_LIBRARY environment variable.
+The 'DIRECTORY' search path to load modules from. The default is
+'/usr/share/ansible'. See also the ANSIBLE_LIBRARY environment variable.
 
 *-a* \'_ARGUMENTS_', *--args=*\'_ARGUMENTS_'::