diff --git a/man/systemd-tmpfiles.xml b/man/systemd-tmpfiles.xml
index ceec06f840e..447a7eaa177 100644
--- a/man/systemd-tmpfiles.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-tmpfiles.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>If invoked with no arguments, it applies all directives from
-    all configuration files. If one or more filenames are passed on
+    all configuration files. If one or more absolute filenames are passed on
     the command line, only the directives in these files are applied.
     If only the basename of a configuration file is specified, all
     configuration directories as specified in