diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 6a926aa..d8f7d0e 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -390,10 +390,10 @@ side-by-side-diffs::
 	default. Default value: "0".
 
 snapshots::
-	Text which specifies the default set of snapshot formats generated by
-	cgit. The value is a space-separated list of zero or more of the
-	values "tar", "tar.gz", "tar.bz2", "tar.xz" and "zip". Default value:
-	none.
+	Text which specifies the default set of snapshot formats that cgit
+	generates links for. The value is a space-separated list of zero or
+	more of the values "tar", "tar.gz", "tar.bz2", "tar.xz" and "zip".
+	Default value: none.
 
 source-filter::
 	Specifies a command which will be invoked to format plaintext blobs
@@ -538,8 +538,9 @@ repo.readme::
 	file. Default value: <readme>.
 
 repo.snapshots::
-	A mask of allowed snapshot-formats for this repo, restricted by the
-	"snapshots" global setting. Default value: <snapshots>.
+	A mask of snapshot formats for this repo that cgit generates links for,
+	restricted by the global "snapshots" setting. Default value:
+	<snapshots>.
 
 repo.section::
 	Override the current section name for this repository. Default value: