diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8
index 84278d06c..25e723c0b 100644
--- a/man8/ld.so.8
+++ b/man8/ld.so.8
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Verify that program is dynamically linked and this dynamic linker can handle
 it.
 .TP
 .B \-\-library\-path PATH
-Override
+Use PATH instead of
 .B LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 environment variable setting (see below).
 .TP