diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index e16739964b..dc763c287d 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ Playback Control
     Tuning:
 
     - Remove all ``--vf``/``--af`` filters you have set. Disable hardware
-      decoding. Disable idiotic nonsense like SPDIF passthrough.
+      decoding. Disable functions like SPDIF passthrough.
 
     - Increasing ``--video-reversal-buffer`` might help if reversal queue
       overflow is reported, which may happen in high bitrate video, or video