diff --git a/l3kernel/l3file.dtx b/l3kernel/l3file.dtx
index e2c608cdfc..e5ab6d60ac 100644
--- a/l3kernel/l3file.dtx
+++ b/l3kernel/l3file.dtx
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@
 %     \cs{file_if_exist_input:nF} \Arg{file name} \Arg{false code}
 %   \end{syntax}
 %   Searches for \meta{file name} using the current \TeX{} search
-%   path and the additional paths controlled by
-%   \cs{file_path_include:n}. If found then
+%   path and the additional paths included in \cs{l_file_search_path_seq}.
+%   If found then
 %   reads in the file as additional \LaTeX{} source as described for
 %   \cs{file_input:n}, otherwise inserts the \meta{false code}.
 %   Note that these functions do not raise