diff --git a/docs/man/sesman.ini.5.in b/docs/man/sesman.ini.5.in
index 7c38e2f0..6c44a66f 100644
--- a/docs/man/sesman.ini.5.in
+++ b/docs/man/sesman.ini.5.in
@@ -253,9 +253,13 @@ to \fI0\fR, unlimited attempts are allowed. If not specified, defaults to
 
 .TP
 \fBXAuthorityInSystemDir\fR=\fI[no|yes]\fR
-If set to \fByes\fR, xrdp will set XAUTHORITY to be in a system directory
-(currently @socketdir@/\fI<uid>\fR) which is only accessible to the
-logged-in user.
+If set to \fBno\fR (the default), \fBXAUTHORITY\fR will not be set for
+sessions, and the X11 authfile will be $HOME/.Xauthority.
+.br
+If set to \fByes\fR, xrdp will point \fBXAUTHORITY\fR to a file
+in a system directory private to the logged-in user (currently
+@socketdir@/\fI<uid>\fR/Xauthority).
+.br
 You may wish to use this if $HOME is NFS-mounted, or you are experiencing
 other applications overwriting the default file.