diff --git a/man7/locale.7 b/man7/locale.7
index e327e6622..9ccba11aa 100644
--- a/man7/locale.7
+++ b/man7/locale.7
@@ -326,7 +326,11 @@ that extend the traditional locale-dependent APIs (e.g.,
 to allow the specification of a locale object that should apply when
 executing the function.
 .SH ENVIRONMENT
-The following environment variable affects all localized programs:
+The following environment variable is used by
+.BR newlocale (3)
+and
+.BR setlocale (3),
+and thus affects all localized programs:
 .TP
 .B LOCPATH
 A list of pathnames, separated by colons (\(aq:\(aq),