diff --git a/libsemanage/man/man5/semanage.conf.5 b/libsemanage/man/man5/semanage.conf.5
index 8efc7dd5..7d6f2fef 100644
--- a/libsemanage/man/man5/semanage.conf.5
+++ b/libsemanage/man/man5/semanage.conf.5
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ to this option set to "false").
 
 .TP
 .B handle-unknown
-This option controls the kernel behavior for handling permissions defined in the kernel but missing from the actual policy.
-It can be set to "deny", "reject" or "allow".
+This option overrides the kernel behavior for handling permissions defined in the kernel but missing from the actual policy.
+It can be set to "deny", "reject" or "allow". By default the setting from the policy is taken.
 
 .TP
 .B bzip-blocksize