diff --git a/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc b/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc
index 840a18ac03ba..55b8c39e0ede 100644
--- a/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ To create the `kibana.keystore`, use the `create` command:
 bin/kibana-keystore create
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-The file `kibana.keystore` will be created in the directory defined by the
-<<path-data, `path.data`>> configuration setting.
+The file `kibana.keystore` will be created in the `config` directory defined by the
+environment variable `KBN_PATH_CONF`.
 
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