diff --git a/man1/iconv.1 b/man1/iconv.1
index c6a5e6d28..d2ccfc423 100644
--- a/man1/iconv.1
+++ b/man1/iconv.1
@@ -136,10 +136,12 @@ If
 .B GCONV_PATH
 is not set,
 .BR iconv_open (3)
-loads the system gconv cache file created by
+loads the system gconv module configuration cache file created by
 .BR iconvconfig (8)
 and then, based on the configuration,
 loads the gconv modules needed to perform the conversion.
+If the system gconv module configuration cache file is not available
+then the system gconv module configuration file is used.
 .IP *
 If
 .B GCONV_PATH
@@ -170,10 +172,10 @@ directories.
 Usual default gconv module path.
 .TP
 .I /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules
-System default gconv module configuration file.
+Usual system default gconv module configuration file.
 .TP
 .I /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
-Usual default gconv module configuration cache.
+Usual system gconv module configuration cache.
 .SH CONFORMING TO
 POSIX.1-2001.
 .SH EXAMPLE
diff --git a/man8/iconvconfig.8 b/man8/iconvconfig.8
index 75821de68..33dd9ae36 100644
--- a/man8/iconvconfig.8
+++ b/man8/iconvconfig.8
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ Zero on success, non-zero on errors.
 Usual default gconv module path.
 .TP
 .I /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules
-System default gconv module configuration file.
+Usual system default gconv module configuration file.
 .TP
 .I /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
-Usual default gconv module configuration cache.
+Usual system gconv module configuration cache.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .BR iconv (1),
 .BR iconv (3)