diff --git a/doc/telescope.txt b/doc/telescope.txt
index 4069722..ddfd9df 100644
--- a/doc/telescope.txt
+++ b/doc/telescope.txt
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ telescope.setup({opts})                                    *telescope.setup()*
                               indices larger than `cache_picker.num_pickers` will
                               be cleared.
                               Default: 1
-          - limit_entries:    The amount of entries that will be written in the
+          - limit_entries:    The amount of entries that will be saved for each
+                              picker.
                               Default: 1000
 
 
diff --git a/lua/telescope/config.lua b/lua/telescope/config.lua
index 82be065..7b45bda 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/config.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/config.lua
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ append(
                           indices larger than `cache_picker.num_pickers` will
                           be cleared.
                           Default: 1
-      - limit_entries:    The amount of entries that will be written in the
+      - limit_entries:    The amount of entries that will be saved for each
+                          picker.
                           Default: 1000
     ]]
 )