diff --git a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
index cd7d2be6d2f..ba4b45d272b 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/cmdargs.texi
@@ -354,13 +354,13 @@ Specify the directory to use when looking for the Emacs init files.
 Note that this merely overrides the value of
 @file{user-emacs-directory}, the directory which Emacs usually
 determines as side effect of searching for your init file (@pxref{Find
-Init}), but does not change the search for the init file.  In
-particular, if there's no init file in the directory named by this
-option, Emacs will find and use the init file it would have used without
-this option (but will search for your other per-user Emacs files in the
-directory specified by this option).  If you want to force Emacs to use
-the init file in this directory, make sure it exists there before
-starting Emacs with this option.
+Init}), but does not change the search for the @file{~/.emacs} init
+file.  In particular, if there's no @file{init.el} file in the directory
+named by this option, Emacs will find and use @file{init.el} it would
+have used without this option (but will search for your other per-user
+Emacs files in the directory specified by this option).  If you want to
+force Emacs to use @file{init.el} file in this directory, make sure it
+exists there before starting Emacs with this option.
 
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