diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md
index 2e8eca3b15..f212b1c6d2 100644
--- a/docs/Manpage.md
+++ b/docs/Manpage.md
@@ -3149,8 +3149,8 @@ flags which will help with finding keg-only dependencies like `openssl`,
 
 `--global`
 
-: Read the `Brewfile` from `~/.Brewfile` or the `HOMEBREW_BUNDLE_FILE_GLOBAL`
-  environment variable, if set.
+: Read the `Brewfile` from `~/.Brewfile`, in the `HOMEBREW_USER_CONFIG_HOME`
+  directory, or the `HOMEBREW_BUNDLE_FILE_GLOBAL` environment variable, if set.
 
 `-v`, `--verbose`
 
diff --git a/manpages/brew.1 b/manpages/brew.1
index 38401bc4c2..26052bc4cd 100644
--- a/manpages/brew.1
+++ b/manpages/brew.1
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@ Print the environment variables that would be set in a \fBbrew bundle exec\fP en
 Read the \fBBrewfile\fP from this location\. Use \fB\-\-file=\-\fP to pipe to stdin/stdout\.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-global\fP
-Read the \fBBrewfile\fP from \fB~/\.Brewfile\fP or the \fBHOMEBREW_BUNDLE_FILE_GLOBAL\fP environment variable, if set\.
+Read the \fBBrewfile\fP from \fB~/\.Brewfile\fP, in the \fBHOMEBREW_USER_CONFIG_HOME\fP directory, or the \fBHOMEBREW_BUNDLE_FILE_GLOBAL\fP environment variable, if set\.
 .TP
 \fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP
 \fBinstall\fP prints output from commands as they are run\. \fBcheck\fP lists all missing dependencies\.