diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index e1f1944408..ef86da4635 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -2546,8 +2546,7 @@ Window
     always re-enabled when the player is paused.
 
     This is not supported on all video outputs or platforms. Sometimes it is
-    implemented, but does not work (known to happen with GNOME). You might be
-    able to work around this using ``--heartbeat-cmd`` instead.
+    implemented, but does not work (especially with Linux "desktops").
 
 ``--wid=<ID>``
     This tells mpv to attach to an existing window. If a VO is selected that